What is a fair wage for a cleaner?
quitt handles the payroll of over 20'000 domestic helpers in Switzerland and therefore knows the average hourly wage employers pay…
Category: Cleaner
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…
Is there a minimum wage for my domestic help that I must consider?
Yes! In Switzerland there is no nationwide minimum wage, however, there are provisions in the standard employment contract for employees…
Do I have to insure my domestic help?
Yes! You do have to insure your domestic help. All employees in Switzerland must be compulsorily insured against accidents by…
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…
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…
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…
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…