Questão jurídica principal
Whether the employment relationship was governed by public law or private law
Decisão extraída
The relationship was not shown to be governed by public law; the Federal Court upheld the view that it was private-law employment during both periods examined.
Fundamentação extraída
The initial provisional engagement did not meet the municipal statutes for public-law appointment, and the later contract with the crèche, even if signed on municipal letterhead, was comprehensive and inconsistent with the statutory public-service regime. No automatic conversion into a public-law status followed from later developments.