Key legal question
Whether the administrative court had jurisdiction over a direct appeal against the personnel office's mobbing decision.
Extracted holding
No. The statutory appeal path in personnel matters runs first to the Government Council and only thereafter to the administrative court; the court lacked jurisdiction.
Extracted reasoning
The relevant statutes and their legislative history show that decisions of cantonal offices are not directly appealable to the administrative court. For non-pecuniary personnel disputes, the personnel office's decision is first challengeable before the Government Council, and only its decision can be brought to court.