Real estate agent deemed employee under pension law due to subordination in business leadership and supervision.
Finland (FI)
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AI generatedThe court upheld the pension board's decision that a real estate agent was an employee under the pension act. The agent had operated since 1970 on a verbal agreement receiving 50% of commissions, and the court found sufficient subordination to business leadership and supervision. Consequently, the agent was classified as an employee subject to the pension scheme despite the lack of a written contract.
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AI generatedAct on Employees' Pension Fund; Act on Employees' Pension Fund: An individual operating as a real estate agent on a verbal commission agreement is deemed an employee under the pension act if they are sufficiently subordinate to the business's leadership and supervision.
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Kiinteistötoimiston työssä vuodesta 1970 alkaen suullisen sopimuksen perusteella 50 %:n provisiopalkkiolla välityspalkkiosta toimineen kiinteistömyyjän katsottiin olleen siinä määrin yrityksen johdon ja valvonnan alaisena, että hänen oli katsottava olleen työntekijäin eläkelain piiriin kuuluneessa työsuhteessa. Eläkelautakunnan päätöstä ei muutettu. (äänestys 3-2) IV -jaosto