CHF 24.59/h
Cantonal minimum wage
Paying less risks fines under the federal anti-undeclared-work law.
Source
Canton of GenevaRegister a caregiver in Geneva:
legally and simply.
Found a caregiver for your parents or for yourself? Clino turns it into a proper employment relationship: registration with the compensation office, contract, insurance and payroll. For CHF 19.90/month, whether it's a few hours or around the clock.
AHV-compliantOCAS - Office cantonal des assurances socialesset up in 5 minutescancel anytime
No placement agency. You keep your caregiver. Clino takes the official paperwork off your hands.
Which model fits?
By the hour, fixed days or live-in
Care by the hour
e.g. 2–3 mornings per week
Shopping, cooking, accompanying to appointments, companionship. The most common starting model. Often complementing Spitex or relieving family members.
Fixed part-time
fixed half-days or days
Reliable structure in daily life: the same person, the same times. From 8 hours per week, non-occupational accident insurance (NBU) is added.
24h care (live-in)
the caregiver lives in the household
Round-the-clock presence with her own room. Board and lodging count as payment in kind (CHF 990/month); on-call presence time is governed by the SECO model NAV.
Your personal plan
Your caregiver in Geneva: fully planned.
Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.
h/week
20
CHF/h
30
Your postcode1201Canton Geneva
Your Geneva care plan
Responsible office
OCAS Genève
online via AVSeasy
Your procedure
Ordinary procedure
Above CHF 22,680/year: monthly accounting, plus BVG pension from age 25.
Accident insurance
- Occupational accident (BU): paid by the employer
- Non-occupational accident (NBU): mandatory from 8 h/week
Your cost per month
CHF 3'098.70/ month
≈ CHF 37'184.40 / year
Gross wageCHF 2'816.69
Social contributions (employer)CHF 262.11
ClinoCHF 19.90
Your caregiver receives net CHF 2'454.44
What Clino does for you
- Employment contract ready
- Registration with OCAS Genève prepared
- Wage & contributions calculated every month
UNDECLAREDThe dark reality.
- ✕No contract: in a dispute, only what you both remember counts
- ✕Accident: the substitute fund pays, you owe 5 years of premiums
- ✕AHV: 5 years of back contributions, fine up to CHF 10'000
REGISTEREDThe bright reality.
- ✓NAV contract: holidays, notice and sick pay settled
- ✓Accident cover from the very first hour
- ✓AHV years for her, payslips for you
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DRAG THE LINE: WHERE DOES YOUR HOUSEHOLD STAND?
Inspection intensity
Sample-basedFrequent
Frequent inspections
How strict are inspections in Geneva?
In Geneva, undeclared-work inspections are active. Failing to register your caregiver risks fines, up to 5 years of back-paid social contributions and, in serious cases, prosecution.
With Clino you register your caregiver in minutes. Clino guides you step by step through registration, insurance and payroll.
Register your caregiver nowFR
Official language
French
Undeclared-work checks
Frequent inspections
AK confirmation
typically ~14 working days
Salary certificate deadline
31 January for the past year
Canton of GenevaVive Genève !le cri de l'Escalade
All of Geneva: one office, one registration
Every municipality, one office: OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales.
GenèvePLZ 1204register
VernierPLZ 1214register
LancyPLZ 1212register
MeyrinPLZ 1217register
CarougePLZ 1227register
Canton of Geneva at a glanceHome care in Geneva
Hourly wage
CHF 31–39
market rate
Compensation office
OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales
AVSeasy
FAK employer
2.37%
2026
Minimum wage
CHF 24.59
/hr
Avg. household wage
CHF 31
/hr
Administration
0.28%
AHV office fee, typical household
OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales charges an administrative fee of 2.62% of the AHV/IV/EO contributions (AHVV Art. 157, capped at 5%). Expressed against the gross wage that is 0.28%.
Geneva is urban and international: many families organise their parents' care from abroad and need one correctly employed person on site.
Particularly strict rules apply to household employees in Geneva. A cantonal minimum wage and the mandatory standard employment contract CTT-EDom. Clino keeps you compliant.
Minimum-wage note Geneva
The canton of Geneva has a statutory wage floor: from an average of 5 h/week with the same employer, at least CHF 24.59/hr is binding (2026, adjusted periodically). What counts is always the highest floor applicable at the place of work. The cantonal minimum wage, which has no hours threshold and applies from the first hour, or the federal NAV Hauswirtschaft where that is higher, which only bites from that threshold. Below it the cantonal minimum wage remains the floor. It applies to caregivers in private households too. The rate is a base rate: on hourly pay, vacation and paid-holiday compensation come on top; on a fixed monthly salary they are already contained in the salary.
If she falls ill: how long you keep paying the wage
How many days of full wage you owe in Geneva depends on the year of service. This is the table that binds here when no policy sits behind it.
Specific to canton Geneva
What's different in Geneva
FR
Official language
The OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales works in French.
CHF 2,073per child
One-off birth allowance
On top of the regular child allowance. Paid out by the OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales.
2.37% FAK
FAK rate above CH average
Swiss average: 1.67 %. Factor this into your budget.
G+
Cross-border workers common
Check the G permit and report withholding tax correctly.
Financing
Support for care at home
Three levers help carry the cost. The exact amounts depend on the case. The official leaflets are linked.
AHV helplessness allowance
Independent of income and assets, graded by degree of helplessness.
Leaflet 3.01 (ahv-iv.ch) →Supplementary benefits (EL)
When pension and income do not cover living costs.
Leaflet 5.01 (ahv-iv.ch) →Authorities & registration
How to register your caregiver in Geneva
AHV compensation office · AVSeasy portal
OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales
Responsible for AHV/IV/EO, ALV, the family-allowance fund (FAK), withholding tax and the wage declaration for household staff.
Open registration form & portal- 1
Register with the OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales
Register as a private-household employer. Online or by form. You'll receive a billing number. Clino prepares everything.
- 2
Sort out accident insurance
Occupational accident cover is mandatory, NBU from 8 hrs/week. If your compensation office offers VAVplus, select it when you register; otherwise the policy runs directly with an insurer. Clino compares the providers, prices the premium and prepares the application. You sign it.
- 3
Sign the employment contract
Workload, wage, holidays, probation period. For live-in additionally room, board & lodging and presence time. Template from Clino.
- 4
Settle monthly, declare at year-end
A ready-made payslip every month, and the annual wage declaration to the OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales at year-end. Clino generates both automatically.
FAQ Geneva
Frequently asked questions
Do I really have to register a caregiver in a private household: even by the hour?
Yes. As soon as you set the wage, tasks and hours, you are an employer. From the first hour and from the first franc. AHV/IV/EO (5.3% each side), ALV (1.1% each side) and accident insurance are mandatory. The exemption for very small wages (CHF 2'300/year) explicitly does not apply in private households.
Which compensation office is responsible in Geneva?
The OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales. That's where you register the employment and then settle the contributions. Clino prepares the registration and produces a ready-made payslip every month.
What may the caregiver take on and what counts as nursing?
Care covers daily life and the household: cooking, shopping, accompanying, companionship, structure in the day. Basic and treatment-related nursing (e.g. preparing medication, wound care) belongs to nursing professionals or Spitex. Which requires a licence depending on the canton. The two combine without any problem.
What applies to 24-hour care with board and lodging?
Accommodation and meals are payment in kind: CHF 990 per month (CHF 33 per day) is added to the cash wage and is subject to AHV. In addition, SECO's model NAV for 24-hour care recommends explicitly regulating and compensating presence time in the contract.
Can I use the simplified billing procedure?
Only up to CHF 22'680 annual wage per person. A caregiver with a larger workload usually exceeds this limit. Then the standard procedure with a wage statement applies. From CHF 22'680 annual wage and from age 25, the pension fund (BVG) is added as well. Clino settles both correctly.
My caregiver comes from abroad: what do I need to consider?
Without a C settlement permit the wage is taxed at source. For EU/EFTA citizens, the notification or permit procedure applies depending on duration; cross-border commuters need a G permit. Clino guides you through withholding tax and registration.
What do I risk without registering?
Back-payment of contributions plus default interest and a fine under Art. 87/88 of the AHV Act. If an accident happens without insurance, the Ersatzkasse UVG pays and charges you substitute premiums (Art. 95 UVG). Retroactive registration with the OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales is possible at any time; the sooner, the cheaper.
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The registration facts for Geneva
Rates and registration route last checked on July 17, 2026.
The right form
OCAS - Office cantonal des assurances sociales uses its own registration form or portal, the direct link is in the card above.
Simplified procedure
The simplified procedure plus (accident insurance included) is offered, but you must actively request it; it is never automatic. Above CHF 22'680 annual wage, quickly reached full-time, the ordinary procedure with individual withholding tax applies.
Deadlines
Register: within one month of the first working day. Annual wage declaration: by 30 January for the previous year.
After submitting
The confirmation with your settlement number arrives by post, usually within a few weeks. You may already pay wages in the meantime.
Canton Geneva specifics
In Geneva, registration runs through OCAS's e-démarche (online account required). The LTN+ package (incl. UVG) runs via the partner SOLIDA.
Free, no signup, every step, ready to tick off.
In every municipality of Geneva
Registration works the same across the whole canton, whether care takes place in Genève, Vernier, Lancy or one of the 37 other localities: same compensation office, same procedure, same flat fee.
GenèveVernierLancyMeyrinCarougeGrand-LancyOnexCointrinLe Grand-SaconnexAïreLes AvanchetsVésenazColognyChêne-Bougeries+37
Canton Geneva compared
- At 2.372%, Geneva's FAK contribution is among the higher ones in Switzerland (rank 22 of 26, ascending).
- The child allowance of CHF 311/month is CHF 96 above the federal minimum of CHF 215.
- The typical hourly wage for home care is around CHF 35 (average across cantons: CHF 31).
- Canton Geneva has a statutory minimum wage of CHF 24.59/hour; it sits above the NAV rate and is therefore the binding floor.
Public holidays in Geneva (2026)
Thu 1.1.New Year's DayFri 3.4.Good FridayMon 6.4.Easter MondayThu 14.5.Ascension DayMon 25.5.Whit MondaySat 1.8.Swiss National DayThu 10.9.Jeûne genevoisFri 25.12.Christmas DayThu 31.12.Restoration of the Republic
These days are assimilated to Sundays (Art. 20a Labour Act). Only 1 August is paid by federal law, whether other holidays are paid depends on the contract or the NAV. Source: SECO, as of 12.12.2024.
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09:12Great! Done in 5 minutes: we prepare her registration with the OCAS Genève, you sign it, plus the contract + payslips. Valid across the whole canton of Geneva.
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New to Switzerland, or cross-border?
Hiring as an expat works exactly the same, in English. And if your helper lives in France, the cross-border rules apply, AHV and accident insurance stay Swiss, withholding tax depends on her country of residence. The guide explains your case.
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