The book by Clino
Hausangestellte anstellen in der Schweiz
Putzfrau, Nanny, Betreuerin: Anmeldung, Lohn, Versicherungen und Kündigung. Der Leitfaden für Privathaushalte, mit allen 26 Kantonen
Anyone in Switzerland who pays a cleaner, a nanny or a carer is an employer. This book explains step by step what that involves: written for households, not for lawyers.
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In German · 22 chapters · 26 cantons2026/27 edition · All facts as of 5 October 2026
What is in the book
With the 2026 figures and the changes already decided for 2027, worked examples, checklists and a glossary.
- Registering with the compensation office: where, how, by when
- Simplified or ordinary settlement procedure: which suits whom
- What a domestic worker really costs, with worked examples
- Minimum wage: federal, Geneva, Basel, Neuchâtel, Jura, Ticino, city of Lucerne
- Holidays, public holidays, 13th month's pay and the payslip
- Accident insurance, illness, daily sickness benefits, pension fund, maternity
- Nanny, babysitter, au pair, live-in carer, cross-border workers, pensioners
- Employment contract, probation, cancellations, damage, termination, reference letter
- Year end: wage declaration, salary certificate, taxes
- Not registered yet? How to catch up and what it costs
A fact sheet for every canton
Compensation office, contributions, family allowances, minimum wage, the rules of the cantonal standard employment contract, sick pay and daily sickness benefits: for all 26 cantons, one page each.
Who it is for
For households employing someone for the first time, or finally wanting to do it properly. For fiduciaries, social services and advice centres that support such households. Every chapter opens with the essentials in brief and closes with the legal sources.
About the author
Salvador Jovells
Salvador Jovells is the founder of Clino, the Swiss service that prepares the employment of household staff for private households: registration, payroll, insurance, year end. The figures in the book are the ones Clino calculates with; they come from official sources and from Clino's own analyses.
How to cite
Salvador Jovells (2026). Hausangestellte anstellen in der Schweiz: Putzfrau, Nanny, Betreuerin: Anmeldung, Lohn, Versicherungen und Kündigung. Der Leitfaden für Privathaushalte, mit allen 26 Kantonen. Ausgabe 2026/27. Zürich: Clino. https://clino.ch/en/book
Short quotations with attribution are permitted and welcome.
Corrections
Found an error, or a question the book does not answer? Write to hallo@clino.ch. Corrections and the current year's figures are on clino.ch.
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