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The canton of Zurich police fired an employee after 13 years for his role in a splash movie. Wrong, as the Supreme Court has now decided.
Fired for working on a splatter movie: Mad Heidi is a satire in which a lot of things flow.
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A member of the Zurich canton police has been illegally fired. This is the conclusion of the federal court. The man was fired without notice in March 2019 due to his involvement in a splash movie. With its decision published on Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld the Zurich Administrative Court ruling on the matter.
“Mad Heidi” is the name of the film that cost the canton police their jobs. She worked as a co-writer on the film. There is already a lot of blood flowing in the movie trailer, one actor is shot in the face, another is subjected to torture of waterboarding with fondue.
According to the filmmakers, it is a satire, the characters are intentionally exaggerated, the Nazi aspect of many scenes is a parody.
“Grossly contrary to fundamental rights”
The cantonal police officials decided that working on such a film was not compatible with a managerial position in the police and released him without notice after 13 years of work.
In its decision, the administrative court held that the prohibition to participate in such a project in free time was manifestly contrary to fundamental rights.
In its ruling, the Federal Supreme Court also concluded that the dismissal was incorrect. The administrative court must now determine the amount of severance and compensation for wrongful termination to be received by the dismissed person. “Of course, I am very relieved that the decision of the Federal Supreme Court was positive for me. The long and uncertain wait was also stressful, and that’s why a big load falls from my shoulders, “said the former police officer. twentymin.ch. You don’t have a new job yet.
