How it works
Employ household help legally in five steps
What Clino handles and what you do yourself, visible from the start. Set up in about 5 minutes.
- Set up in 5 minutes
- All 26 cantons
- Legally valid documents
- Data in Switzerland
At a glance
What Clino does and what you do
Clearly separated, so you always know where you stand.
At the start
What you do yourselfTell us who you're employing: canton, wage and hours. About 5 minutes.
What Clino handlesCreates the employment contract and prepares the AHV registration, pre-filled in most cantons
Once
What you do yourselfSign the contract with your employee and submit the registration to the compensation office. About 15 minutes.
What Clino handlesGives you a guide made for your canton
Every month
What you do yourselfEnter hours or a fixed salary and transfer the net wage
What Clino handlesProduces the payslip with gross, net and all social deductions
At year end
What you do yourselfPay the compensation office's annual contribution invoice
What Clino handlesPrepares the salary statement and annual report, and reminds you of every deadline in good time
Someone already works for you? The contract and the AHV registration stay valid, also when you switch mid-year. What stays, what changes →
Preparation
What you need, and when
To get started, the canton, wage and hours are enough. You add the rest when you make the contract and the registration.
To calculate
- Canton
- Hourly or monthly wage
- Expected weekly hours
For the contract
- Employee's full name and address
- Date of birth
- Nationality or permit information, where relevant
- Employment start date
For the AHV registration
- AHV number, when available
- Existing accident-insurance information, if any
STEP 01
Check your employment setup
In a few minutes you enter who you are employing and on what terms: role, canton, start date, wage model and working hours.
All 26 cantons with the correct 2026 rates
STEP 02
Create the contract and registration pack
From the information you entered, Clino generates the legally valid employment contract (CO Art. 319 ff.) and prepares the AHV registration: in most cantons as a pre-filled official form, otherwise with all your details ready to copy.
Instantly as a PDF, no waiting
STEP 03
Submit the registration
You send the prepared registration to the appropriate compensation office, online or by post. A one-time step at the start, about 15 minutes.
With a personalised guide for your canton
STEP 04
Run monthly payroll
Enter hours or a fixed salary, and Clino creates the payslip and calculates every deduction automatically. You transfer the net wage yourself.
A professional PDF payslip every month
STEP 05
Complete year-end administration
At year-end Clino prepares all the required totals and reports and reminds you in good time what to submit or pay.
Salary statement and annual report included
The whole product in three clicks.
Tap a step: the app plays it for you.
Tap step 1 ↑
Simplified product demo. Sample values (illustrative, 2026): avg. declared cleaner wage CHF 31.98/h (Quitt 2025), 9.4 hrs/week. Excludes FAK & withholding tax.
Start in 3 steps →Your documents
What Clino creates for you
Every document legally compliant, correctly calculated and ready as a PDF. Here's a look at each output.
Employment contract
Legally valid under CO Art. 319 ff., adapted to your canton.
AHV registration pack
In most cantons a pre-filled official form, otherwise all your details ready to copy, with a step-by-step guide.
Monthly payslip
Every month, with gross, net and all social deductions.
Wage receipt
Proof of the net wage paid, for both sides to sign.
Annual summary
All yearly totals plus salary statement and annual report for the compensation office.
Calculate your payroll costs now
Go to calculator →A year with Clino, month by month
What arrives every month, and the few dates Clino reminds you of in time.
November· now
- Payslip November (PDF)
- Plan the December holidays
Your procedure
Which procedure applies to you?
Different rules apply depending on wage, hours and situation. Here's how to place yourself, and Clino adjusts automatically.
Not sure which procedure applies?
Answer five short questions and we'll show you which procedure fits your situation.
See all situations
Simplified settlement procedure
For most private households: annual wage up to CHF 22'680 per person and no more than CHF 60'480 across the whole household. AHV and accident insurance run bundled through the compensation office (VAVplus).
Ordinary settlement procedure
From an annual wage above CHF 22'680 per person. Settlement is done periodically directly with the compensation office, and occupational pension (BVG) usually applies on top.
Retroactive registration
Already employing someone without having registered? You can catch up, declaring the wages already paid retroactively. The sooner, the better.
More than one household employee
Each person is registered individually. For the simplified procedure, the combined wage bill of all employees counts (max. CHF 60'480 per year).
Eight hours per week or more
From an average of 8 weekly hours, non-occupational accident insurance (NBU) becomes mandatory. Clino factors the deduction in automatically.
Possible BVG obligation
If the annual wage exceeds CHF 22'680, occupational pension (2nd pillar) usually becomes mandatory. The simplified procedure doesn't cover it, so you'll need a BVG solution.
Honestly
In short: Clino calculates everything correctly and produces every document. The one-time registration with the compensation office and the annual transfer you handle yourself, with our step-by-step guide. In return you pay far less than with most providers.
The offer
The contract is ready before your coffee gets cold.
Choose your canton, enter the data, download the contract. 30 days free, nothing charged before day 30. Your data stays protected, database in Switzerland.
- 30 days free
- CHF 19.90/month, flat
- Cancel anytime
Ready? First payslip in 5 minutes.
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