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.
- Ready 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.
What Clino handles
- Creates the legally valid employment contract
- Pre-fills the AHV registration completely for you
- Calculates gross, net and all social deductions every month
- Produces the payslip, salary statement and annual report
- Reminds you of every deadline in good time
What you do yourself
- Submit the prepared registration to the compensation office once
- Sign the contract together with your employee
- Transfer the net wage each month
- Pay the compensation office's annual contribution invoice
PreparationBefore you beginShow the checklist
Have these details ready and you'll be through in a few minutes. Much of it can also be added later.
- Employee's full name and address
- Date of birth
- AHV number, when available
- Nationality or permit information, where relevant
- Employment start date
- Hourly or monthly wage
- Expected weekly hours
- Canton
- 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
Clino generates the legally valid employment contract (CO Art. 319 ff.) and the fully pre-filled AHV registration pack from the information you entered.
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.
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.
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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
Fully pre-filled, ready to submit to your compensation office.
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.
September· now
- Payslip September (PDF)
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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