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Data, analysis and media materials on the Swiss household employment market

500'000

Households with domestic help (estimate)

239

SECO inspections of private households in 2025 (2021: 693)

26.0 h

of minimum-wage work for one month's KVG premium in 2027

38.7%

of families (also) rely on grandparents for childcare

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October to DecemberYear-end tax planning: with the childcare deduction, a declared nanny costs less than an undeclared one in 20 of 26 cantonal capitals.Read the study →
End of 2026According to the BSV, the consultation on the ordinances for the new childcare allowance is due to start. 27.5% of families get nothing.Read the study →

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22.10.2026

Chèque service, Chèques-emploi or Clino? How to hire a cleaner or nanny legally in Geneva and Vaudpublishes a guest article by Salvador Jovells, Clino's founder: Chèque service, Chèques-emploi or Clino, how families in Geneva and Vaud hire a cleaner or nanny legally St. Galler Tagblatt

14.10.2026

Haushaltshilfe anmelden: Neue Tools sollen helfenpresents Clino as a new web app meant to make it easier for households to register their domestic help. Behind the paywall

26.08.2026

Zehntausende in der Schweiz lassen Putzfrauen oder Nannys schwarzarbeitenbuilds on Clino's analysis of the SECO inspection statistics: 239 inspections for 500'000 employer households

26.08.2026

Pourquoi la Suisse ferme les yeux sur le travail au noir chez les particuliersthe French edition of the Tages-Anzeiger article, published the same day with the same Clino key figures

26.08.2026

Schwarz angestellte Putzhilfen kosten uns Millionenreruns the maths of Clino's study on the cost of undeclared work and links two Clino analyses as sources

26.08.2026

Schwarzarbeit bei Reinigung und Kinderbetreuung in der Schweiz steigtfree-to-read piece on the SECO figures, with two direct Clino quotes

21.08.2026

Parascolaire: des centaines d'enfants sans place à la rentréecites Clino's estimate of the missing after-school care time in Lausanne

27.07.2026

Clino: Ab dem zweiten Kind wird die Nanny günstiger als die Kitaruns Clino's tipping-point study: from the second child on, the nanny becomes cheaper than daycare

25.07.2026

Schwarzarbeit: Haushaltshilfen fehlt oft jede Absicherungcites Clino's studies on where domestic workers come from and how rarely private households are inspected. Print (page 6), the front-page «number of the day» and online

18.07.2026

Voici les chiffres des ménages helvétiques lors du Suisse-Argentinedraws on Clino's study of household electricity use on the night of the Nati match

11.06.2026

Collaboratrice domestica «legale». Quanto costa davvero?cites Clino's canton data on the cost of legal household employment

Releases

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31 October 2026Study

Household help for people over 80: non-profit home care delivers the same hours as in 2011, for 44% more people

2.35 million hours of household help for people aged 80+, the same as in 2011, while care hours rose 66%. Less help per very old person in 19 of 26 cantons, roughly halved in Neuchâtel, Ticino and Bern. From 2028 the federal benchmark is 4 hours a week for people on supplementary benefits; today the Spitex bills an average of 1.1 per client. Plus the rules of every canton.

31 October 2026Study

When the domestic worker sues: in 9 of 10 rulings the household has to pay

Clino read 382 published rulings between domestic workers and private households. In 126 of 141 disputes the household had to pay, a median of CHF 38,467, 23 times more than CHF 100,000 gross. Back pay up to the minimum wage succeeded in 67 of 82 cases, overtime in 48 of 82.

31 October 2026Study

More Multimillionaires than Households in the Simplified Procedure: Schwyz, Nidwalden and, in 2025, Zug

Clino crossed the ESTV wealth tax statistics with the households that register their domestic help in the simplified procedure. Zug has 10.1 wealth millionaires per registered household, Bern 3.7. Schwyz counts 1,677 taxpayers worth over CHF 10 m and 1,499 registered households. Registrations barely follow wealth; whether the rich register differently, no federal statistic shows.

31 October 2026Study

In 1910 there was one domestic servant for every 9 households, in 2025 one domestic worker for every 57

In 1910, 89,605 servants lived with their employers, 108 per 1,000 households. In 2025, 71,932 people work mainly for private households, 17.5 per 1,000. Basel-City (185) and Geneva (180) led in 1910, Ticino (67) was near the bottom; today Ticino has the second-highest registration rate. In 1910, 28% of servants were foreign nationals.

31 October 2026Study

One in 28 Swiss Cleaning Companies Went Bankrupt in 2025, Twice the Average Rate

Clino analysed every bankruptcy of a Swiss AG or GmbH in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce since 2022. Firms with cleaning in their name went bankrupt at 35.6 per 1,000 in 2025, all firms at 16.8. In the first year of the law against abusive bankruptcies their number rose by 72%. 77% of cases were closed for lack of assets.

31 October 2026Study

What Households Offer a Cleaner: CHF 30 in German-Speaking Switzerland, Rich Municipality or Not

Clino analysed 2,844 public ads from private households looking for a cleaner in September and October 2026. In German-speaking Switzerland the median is CHF 30 in rich and poorer municipalities alike. In Geneva 50 of 59 ads offer exactly CHF 25, just above the minimum wage; in Ticino 23 of 73 offer exactly CHF 20, the cantonal minimum wage. English pays more only in childcare.

30 October 2026Study

Nanny Support Compared: France Covers More Than Half the Cost, Switzerland Offers Only a Tax Deduction

France, Finland, Denmark and the United Kingdom support families who employ a carer in their own home. In France the state covers at least 51% of the cost of a full-time nanny for a middle-income family, Copenhagen pays up to about CHF 1,100 a month. Switzerland has no subsidy for it, only the tax deduction. 2026 rules from official sources.

5 October 2026Study

AI Test: 6 of 7 Cost Answers for a Cleaner or Nanny Leave Out Holiday Pay

Clino asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot 15 questions each that families with a cleaner or nanny actually have. 44 of 56 answers were fully correct, 23 of 23 on the basic rules. On cost, 6 of 7 answers gave a monthly total without holiday pay, 3 to 8% too low. On sickness, 7 of 11 answers were fully correct.

1 October 2026Study

In Five Cantons a Domestic Worker on the Minimum Wage Gets Not a Single Franc of Premium Reduction

Same woman, same wage: in Ticino she receives a premium reduction of 4,267 francs, in Basel-Country, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Thurgau, Fribourg and Jura nothing. Afterwards 4.0 to 16.3% of her net wage still goes to the health insurer. In Bern her part-time colleague pays more. Plus the Basel-Country cliff and the deadlines: Lucerne closes on 31 October. All 26 cantons.

1 October 2026Study

From 18 to 26 Hours: How Long a Domestic Worker on the Minimum Wage Works for Her Health Insurance in 2027

The update with the 2027 premiums: on the Swiss average a domestic worker on the minimum wage works 26.0 hours a month for the mean adult premium, up from 17.7 in 2011. Premium +64.2%, minimum wage +11.8%. 24 of 26 cantons are above 20 hours, against 2 in 2011. Ticino 32.2 hours, Zug 17.3. All cantons, 2011 to 2027.

1 October 2026Study

A Broken Arm Costs a Cleaner with One Employer 354 Francs, with Four Employers Up to 5,671

A domestic worker is only insured against leisure accidents if she works at least eight hours a week for one employer. Working the same 22 hours in four households, she pays deductible and co-pay after an accident and gets no daily allowance. In private households there are 1.16 leisure accidents per work accident, across the whole economy 2.17. Accident statistics 2014 to 2023, worked example, the law.

23 September 2026Study

26 Times More Basic Care for Children: Private Home-Care Firms Billed 378,245 Hours in 2024

Up from 14,447 hours in 2019. Private firms’ share of basic care for 0 to 19-year-olds rose from 19 to 78%, non-profit home care grew by 76%. Zurich accounts for 44% of the total. The FSO statistics do not show who provides the care or who pays. Also: household help per person aged 80+ down 17%. All cantons.

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Clino is a Swiss SaaS platform enabling households to legally employ domestic workers: payroll, contract and AHV registration; Clino guides the household, insurance stays with the household. CHF 19.90/month. All 26 cantons. Founded 2026 in Zurich. clino.ch

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Household help for people over 80: non-profit home care delivers the same hours as in 2011, for 44% more people

When the domestic worker sues: in 9 of 10 rulings the household has to pay

More Multimillionaires than Households in the Simplified Procedure: Schwyz, Nidwalden and, in 2025, Zug

In 1910 there was one domestic servant for every 9 households, in 2025 one domestic worker for every 57

One in 28 Swiss Cleaning Companies Went Bankrupt in 2025, Twice the Average Rate

What Households Offer a Cleaner: CHF 30 in German-Speaking Switzerland, Rich Municipality or Not

Nanny Support Compared: France Covers More Than Half the Cost, Switzerland Offers Only a Tax Deduction

AI Test: 6 of 7 Cost Answers for a Cleaner or Nanny Leave Out Holiday Pay

In Five Cantons a Domestic Worker on the Minimum Wage Gets Not a Single Franc of Premium Reduction

From 18 to 26 Hours: How Long a Domestic Worker on the Minimum Wage Works for Her Health Insurance in 2027

A Broken Arm Costs a Cleaner with One Employer 354 Francs, with Four Employers Up to 5,671

26 Times More Basic Care for Children: Private Home-Care Firms Billed 378,245 Hours in 2024

CHF 11.65 an Hour: Diplomats’ Domestic Workers Get Less Than Half the Geneva Minimum Wage

29% Fewer People Leave Zurich on 30 September Than Ten Years Ago

Three Working Days a Month for Health Insurance: How Long a Domestic Worker at the Minimum Wage Cleans to Pay Her Premium

If Lucerne Votes Yes, the Wage Floor for Cleaners Falls from CHF 22.75 to 20.35, and Below Five Hours a Week It Disappears

The Tax Deduction Pays for the Nanny’s Social Insurance: In 20 of 26 Canton Capitals the Family Saves More Than Declaring Her Costs

New Daycare Law: 27.5% of Families Get Not a Single Franc

CHF 600 instead of zero in eleven cantons: the flat withholding tax hits the lowest-paid cleaner hardest

In Zurich one household in 32 is registered as the employer of a domestic worker, in Lucerne one in 95. Inspections do not explain it

Where care runs out after school, women work part-time more often: Winterthur 53.9 %, Geneva 41.4 %

The Swiss Child Allowance Buys 13.8 Hours of Childcare in Valais, 6.5 in Schwyz

School Out at 3:20 pm, Work Until 6 pm: the 3:30 pm Problem in 10 Swiss Cities

13 Weeks of School Holidays, 5 Weeks of Vacation: Switzerland's Childcare Gap, Canton by Canton

One Inspection Every 2,092 Years: Switzerland Tightens Its Undeclared-Work Law While Household Inspections Fall 65.5%

Not income. Wealth. Who lives large in the canton of Zurich

The household explosion: Zurich grew 46%, its households 89%

Eleven minutes a week: all the help with the housework Zurich's over-80s get

More work is done for free than for pay in the canton of Zurich

Bern raises Kita fees, but not for everyone: 24.6 percent for 12- to 18-month-olds from 1 August

From the Second Child On, a Nanny Beats Daycare on Price

Switzerland Is Losing Its Childminders

26,783 Listings: Switzerland's Invisible Childcare Market

What a Babysitter Costs: Switzerland's Rate Map

The Daycare-Spot Lottery: How Your Postcode Decides If Your Child Gets a Place

Switzerland's Biggest Daycare Is Grandma and Grandpa: 38.7% of Families

Nowhere in Europe Do Parents Pay More for Childcare

Switzerland's Oldest Canton: Ticino Is Already Where Switzerland Arrives Around 2040

Switzerland Never Went to Bed: The Argentina Night, Measured in the Power Grid

Zurich Stayed Up: The City's World-Cup Nights, Measured at the Meter

Basel, Switzerland's Most Awake City: The World-Cup Nights at the Meter

The Multiple-Employer Trap 2026: Why Cleaners Earn a Full Income but Build No Pension

The Real-Wage Paradox 2026: Where Living Costs Most, Cleaners Earn Least

The Care-Pressure Index 2026: Switzerland Is Ageing Faster Than It Builds Care

The Wage-Floor Lottery 2026: What Your Cleaner Must Earn Depends on Their Postal Code

RAV Update: Cleaning Officially in 'Surplus' (5.3%), Yet Households Still Can't Find Help

After the No: Switzerland Voted on a Number. Every Household Decides on the People Behind It

10-Million Initiative: Where Switzerland Lives Closest to Immigration, It Voted Most Clearly No

The Village Said Yes, the City Decided: The Regional Split of the 10-Million Vote

Who Cleans the 10-Million Switzerland? The People Nobody Votes On Are Already Here

RAV Data: 23,000 Cleaners Seeking Work, Three Languages, One Invisible Market

Clino: Legal Household Employment for CHF 19.90/Month, Ending Undeclared Work

Swiss Household Employment Market 2026: Up to CHF 230 Million Lost to Undeclared Work

Swiss Cleaning Cost Index 2026: CHF 31–40/Hour by Canton

Pension Gap: Every Undeclared Franc Costs Switzerland up to CHF 15

Enforcement Lottery: One Inspection Every 1,645 Years

30% Wage Gap: Jura vs. Nidwalden

Fewer Swiss, More Portuguese: Demographic Shift