Glossary
Compulsory insurance under the General Social Insurance Act
The following are compulsorily insured under the ASVG: Employees, marginally employed persons (only accident-insured), freelancers, home workers, children in their parents' company, board members and managing directors.
Compulsory insurance under the General Social Insurance Act
In general, the following groups of persons are insured on a compulsory basis under the General Social Insurance Act (Allgemeines Sozialversicherungsgesetz, ASVG):
- Employed persons
- Marginally employed persons (accident insurance only)
- Free service providers
- Homeworkers
- Children employed in the business of their parents (grandparents, adoptive of stepparents), even if they receive no remuneration for their work
- Managing board members and managing shareholders of a company limited by shares (AG)
- Managing partners of a limited liability company (GesmbH)