Questão jurídica principal
Whether the kindergarten teacher had a right to additional compensation for two weekly hours beyond the usual 20-hour guideline.
Decisão extraída
No. The applicable communal and cantonal salary framework did not grant a compensation claim for those additional hours in the circumstances.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that the kindergarten teacher's employment was primarily governed by communal law, supplemented by the teacher salary legislation only by analogy. The 20-hour figure was merely a recommendation and not the maximum compulsory load. Since primary teachers in comparable positions could be required to teach more hours without extra pay, treating the claimant differently would be unjustified. The two hours therefore fell within the permissible unpaid range.