Why is it better to agree on a gross wage rather than a cash wage with my domestic help?
All taxes such as social security contributions and insurance premiums are calculated on the basis of the gross wage. The…
What will be deducted from my employee’s salary if I officially register him/her?
The following contributions will be deducted from your employee’s gross monthly wage, regardless of the amount: 5.3% social security deductions…
You employ a domestic help: Do you know these abbreviations? AHV, IV, EO, ALV, FAK and VK
AHV = Old-age and survivors’ Insurance, 8.7% of the gross wage: social insurance that is intended to partially compensate for…
My household help has no AHV number – is that a problem?
No. The Central Compensation Office (ZAS) in Geneva assigns an AHV number to all newborns and new arrivals. This number…
What information do I need from my household help so that the employment relationship can be registered correctly?
For the registration and settlement with the compensation office, you “only” need the following information from your employee: name, first…
Where do I have to officially register as a private employer of a domestic help?
If you employ a domestic help, you are obliged to pay social security contributions. In private households, every paid activity…
From what wages do I have to officially register my domestic help?
If you employ a domestic help in your private household, then every paid activity is subject to social security contributions,…
Can I register my sans-papiers domestic helper for the Swiss social security system?
Sans-papiers (undocumented migrants) are people who are residing illegally in Switzerland according to the law. This means that they do…
Can a domestic helper «settle the AHV itself»?
Most cleaning staff who claim to “settle the social security deductions themselves” work illegal. If the cleaner cannot submit a confirmation from the Cantonal Compensation Office (SVA) that she or he…
Key receipt: You and your domestic help on the safe side
Trust is a good thing, but control is better. This saying is certainly applicable to the household as well. Using…