What you need to know about illegal employment in private households
It is no secret that illegal employment is widespread in the private sector. Many cleaning ladies and domestic helpers work…
Category: Cleaner
quitt is cheaper than cleaning agencies
The Swiss consumer protection magazine "K-Tipp" compared the prices of five major cleaning agencies. Based on the article, quitt has…
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…
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…
How many weeks of holiday entitlement does my domestic helper have?
According to Art. 329a of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR), employees have a holiday entitlement of at least four…
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…
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 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…