My domestic help is sick, do I still have to pay his/her wages?
Yes! Employers are obliged to continue to pay their employees 100% of their wages in the event of illness for…
Yes! Employers are obliged to continue to pay their employees 100% of their wages in the event of illness for…
According to Art. 329a of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR), employees have a holiday entitlement of at least four…
Yes! In Switzerland there is no nationwide minimum wage, however, there are provisions in the standard employment contract for employees…
Yes! You do have to insure your domestic help. All employees in Switzerland must be compulsorily insured against accidents by…
All taxes such as social security contributions and insurance premiums are calculated on the basis of the gross wage. The…
The following contributions will be deducted from your employee’s gross monthly wage, regardless of the amount: 5.3% social security deductions…
AHV = Old-age and survivors’ Insurance, 8.7% of the gross wage: social insurance that is intended to partially compensate for…
No. The Central Compensation Office (ZAS) in Geneva assigns an AHV number to all newborns and new arrivals. This number…
For the registration and settlement with the compensation office, you “only” need the following information from your employee: name, first…
If you employ a domestic help, you are obliged to pay social security contributions. In private households, every paid activity…