Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant was an insured employee entitled to BVG coverage and vested benefits.
Decisão extraída
The appellant qualified as an employee for occupational pension purposes despite the absence of a written employment contract and proven cash salary payments.
Fundamentação extraída
Employee status is determined under AHV criteria and does not depend on a formal employment contract or on actual salary flow. The appellant's roles as board member and chairman, payroll declarations, correspondence, contracts, and partial reversal of the insurance relationship showed that he was treated as an employee.