
AHV branch office BrienzRegistering a cleaner or a nanny: what you can do here
The AHV branch office Brienz is the local outpost of the compensation fund of the canton of Bern: information, forms, advice on specific questions. It accepts your paper registration and forwards it; online, it goes directly to the fund.
Address and opening hours
AHV-Zweigstelle Oberer Brienzersee
- Phone
- 033 952 22 47
- ahv@brienz.ch
- Responsible for
- Brienz, Brienzwiler, Hofstetten bei Brienz, Oberried am Brienzersee, Schwanden bei Brienz
Sources: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, Zweigstellen der AKB · Checked
Where the Brienz office is
Coloured: the municipalities this office is responsible for. Click a neighbouring municipality to go to its office.
Responsible for 5 municipalities
Brienz (BE)3,090 Population
Schwanden bei Brienz617 Population
Hofstetten bei Brienz519 Population
Brienzwiler478 Population
Oberried am Brienzersee459 Population
Postcodes: 3854, 3855, 3856, 3858, 3860
What the office does for you
- Information, documentation and advice on specific questions
- It accepts your paper registration and forwards it to the compensation fund
- According to the compensation fund, employers hand in paper wage forms (wage statement, correction) at the AHV branch office
What goes through the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern
- The registration as a household employer online, with federal form 318.147 directly to the compensation fund where you live
- The annual wage report: the fund sends the invitation at the end of November
- The invoice for AHV, ALV and family allowances, in the simplified procedure with the 5 % withholding tax
Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern ↗ · Chutzenstrasse 10, 3007 Bern · +41 31 379 79 79
The registration form, filled in
With the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern you register online. Here you see what goes where before you open the fund's form.
What to have ready for the registration
- Your own AHV number (on your health insurance card) and your date of birth
- Since when you employ someone and the estimated wage
- An IBAN for refunds
- Whether you already have accident insurance. If not, choose accident insurance through the compensation fund in the form (simplified procedure plus)
The federal form asks nothing about the employee. Those details come with the wage report.
Register within 30 days
The registration must reach the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern within 30 days of the first working day. After that, you report the previous year's wages every year by 30 January.
What a household employee costs in Bern
Rates in Bern: family allowances 1.5 % of the wage, administration fee 5 % of the AHV contributions.
Clino prepares the documents, you submit them.
Employment contract, payslips and the pre-filled registration for the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern. You submit it online or take the paper to the branch office.
Nothing charged before day 30. Cancel monthly.
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What is particular here
- The branch office is often regional: 204 offices for 334 municipalities. Ostermundigen goes to the office in Bern, Spiez to the one in Thun.
- In the Bernese Jura, the branch offices work in French. The Biel-Bienne/Evilard office is bilingual.
- In the simplified procedure plus, you cannot use the fund's ePortal yet.
- You do not have to report new employees to the fund. In a private household, contributions are still due on every wage, even below CHF 2'500 a year.
- Small branch offices are often open on certain days only. Call before you go.
- Family allowance contribution: 1.5 % of the wage
- Child allowance CHF 250 a month, education allowance CHF 310
- Standard employment contract for household staff ↗NAV Hausdienst BE
- The fund's online portal: ePortal ↗
- Accident insurance through the fund (simplified procedure plus): on request
Household staff in Bern
Do you work in Brienz as a cleaner, nanny or caregiver?
Your wage, your holidays and your AHV: this applies in every household, even for a few hours a week.
Offices nearby
- Meiringen11 km
- Schattenhalb12 km
- Hasliberg12 km
- Ringgenberg13 km
- Bönigen14 km
- Habkern14 km
- Grindelwald14 km
- Lütschental15 km
Frequently asked questions
Which municipalities belong to the Brienz AHV branch office?
The Brienz AHV branch office is responsible for Brienz (BE), Schwanden bei Brienz, Hofstetten bei Brienz, Brienzwiler, Oberried am Brienzersee.
When is the Brienz AHV branch office open?
The office publishes no opening hours of its own. Call before you go: 033 952 22 47.
By when do I have to register my household help?
Within 30 days of the first working day, with the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern. The Brienz office accepts paper forms and forwards them.
What does it cost to register household help in Brienz?
The registration itself is free. On the wage you pay the social insurance contributions and, in Bern, 1.5 % for family allowances. The calculator on this page shows what that means for your wage.

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