Key legal question
Whether H.'s remuneration was salary subject to social security contributions or payment for independent consulting work.
Extracted holding
H. was to be treated as an employee; his remuneration was paid because of his board membership, so contributions were due.
Extracted reasoning
No separate consultancy agreement or invoicing existed, and there were no indications of an independent business structure or other clients. The payments were presumed to be linked to his organ status, not to independent work.