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Nanny share

Nanny share in Switzerland: two families, two employers

When two families share a nanny, each family is the employer for the hours it pays: its own employment contract, its own registration with the AHV compensation office, its own accident insurance and its own payslips. The limits of the simplified procedure (CHF 22'680 per employee, CHF 60'480 per employer) apply per family.

That is why a shared nanny often stays in the simplified procedure in both families, even when her total wage is above the limit.

Nanny share calculator

What does each family pay per month?

One nanny, two families, two employers. Each family runs payroll for its own share.

Hourly wage / Monthly salary
Children Family A
Children Family B
Family AYour share

CHF 1'722

per month · 12 h per week paid

Wage CHF 1'577 + social contributions CHF 125 + Clino CHF 20

  • Simplified procedure possible: CHF 18'927 a year, below 22'680.
  • Non-occupational accidents covered: 8 h or more per week with this family.
  • Employed alone, the same nanny costs CHF 3'425 per month. Sharing saves this family CHF 1'702.
  • Daycare for 1 child, 3 days a week: CHF 660 to CHF 1'500 per month
Family B

CHF 1'722

per month · 12 h per week paid

Wage CHF 1'577 + social contributions CHF 125 + Clino CHF 20

  • Simplified procedure possible: CHF 18'927 a year, below 22'680.
  • Non-occupational accidents covered: 8 h or more per week with this family.
  • Employed alone, the same nanny costs CHF 3'425 per month. Sharing saves this family CHF 1'702.
  • Daycare for 1 child, 3 days a week: CHF 660 to CHF 1'500 per month

Nanny: the same wage calculation as Clino payslips, with holiday pay (4 weeks). Daycare: guide values per child (subsidised to unsubsidised), pro rata by days of 8 h, as in our childcare cost guide.

Two families, two accounts: each starts with its own share

1. A link for the other family, with their share filled in

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2. Your account, prepared with your share

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Clino prepares the contract, the AHV registration and the payslips; each family submits its own. 30 days free, nothing is charged before day 30. Then CHF 19.90/month per family.

Employment contract for your share, with the sharing clause →

The rules, per family

  1. 1. Two employment relationships

    Each family that pays the nanny a wage is an employer and registers her with its canton's compensation office. In a private household, contributions are due from the first franc.

    AHV leaflet 2.06

  2. 2. Simplified procedure per family

    What counts is the wage each family pays: at most CHF 22'680 a year for the nanny and CHF 60'480 for all of that family's employees. What the other family pays is not added.

    BGSA art. 2, AHV leaflet 2.07

  3. 3. Pension fund per family

    The BVG obligation starts at CHF 22'680 a year with one employer. If both shares stay below, there is no obligation; the nanny can insure her total income voluntarily.

    BVG art. 7 and 46

  4. 4. Accident insurance per family

    Each family insures the nanny against occupational accidents. She is covered for non-occupational accidents only with the family she works for at least 8 hours a week; the two families' hours are not added up.

    UVV art. 13

  5. 5. Holidays in both contracts

    Each contract gives at least 4 weeks of holiday, 5 until her 20th birthday. The employer sets the dates: write into both contracts that the families agree the holidays together.

    CO art. 329a and 329c

  6. 6. What goes into both contracts

    The hours each family pays, where the care happens (alternating or in one home), who calls on the nanny when a child is ill, and how the families coordinate holidays.

    CO art. 319 ff.

Frequently asked questions

Can one family employ the nanny and the other pay it a share?

Yes. Then only that family is the employer and carries every obligation alone, and the whole wage counts with it: it goes above CHF 22'680 sooner. Put the private cost split in writing.

Are there two payslips every month?

Yes, one per family, each on its own share of the wage. At year end the nanny also receives two salary certificates.

What does each family pay in social contributions?

The same rates as in any employment, but only on its share: AHV/IV/EO and ALV, the canton's family compensation fund and accident insurance. The calculator above shows the francs per family.

Which costs less, a nanny share or daycare?

It depends on the hours and on your municipality's daycare tariff. The calculator compares your share with the daycare price for your children, with and without a subsidy.

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