Canton of NeuchâtelRegister a caregiver in Neuchâtel:
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-compliantCaisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtelset 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). The cantonal standard contract (CTT NE) pays presence time at 10, 15 or 20 %, depending on night call-outs.
Your personal plan
Your caregiver in Neuchâtel: fully planned.
Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.
h/week
20
CHF/h
30
Your postcode2000Canton Neuchâtel
Your Neuchâtel care plan
Responsible office
Caisse AVS NE
online via AVSeasy
Your procedure
Ordinary procedure
Above CHF 22,680/year: monthly accounting, plus BVG pension (risk cover from 18, retirement savings from 25).
Accident insurance
- Occupational accident (BU): paid by the employer
- Non-occupational accident (NBU): mandatory from 8 h/week
Your cost per month
CHF 3'163.81/ month
≈ CHF 37'965.72 / year
Gross wageCHF 2'816.69
Social contributions (employer)CHF 327.22
ClinoCHF 19.90
Your caregiver receives net CHF 2'533.40
What Clino does for you
- Employment contract ready
- Registration with Caisse AVS NE prepared
- Wage & contributions calculated every month
UNDECLAREDThe dark reality.
Compensation Office
Employer audit
RRegistered
Keller family
Employer audit of your household
- ✕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, plus a possible criminal penalty (Art. 87 AHVG)
REGISTEREDThe bright reality.
Employment contract
PDFbetween Keller family · Maria Silva
- ✓NAV contract: holidays, notice and sick pay settled
- ✓Accident cover from the very first hour
- ✓AHV years for her, payslips for you
Signature EmployerSignature Employee
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DRAG THE LINE: WHERE DOES YOUR HOUSEHOLD STAND?
FR
Official language
French
Salary certificate
fund; your own advised
Canton of NeuchâtelAll of Neuchâtel: one office, one registration
Every municipality, one office: Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel.
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Canton of Neuchâtel at a glanceHome care in Neuchâtel
Compensation office
Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel
AVSeasy
FAK employer
2.49%
2026
Minimum wage
CHF 21.35
/hr
Administration
0.19%
AHV office fee, typical household
Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel charges an administrative fee of 1.80% of the AHV/IV/EO contributions (AHVV Art. 157, capped at 5%). Expressed against the gross wage that is 0.19%.
Minimum-wage note Neuchâtel
The canton of Neuchâtel has a cantonal minimum wage of at least CHF 21.35/hr (2026, adjusted periodically). It has no hours threshold and applies from the first hour, also to caregivers in private households. The rate is a base wage: on an hourly wage, holiday and public-holiday pay come on top; on a fixed monthly salary they are already included.
If she falls ill: how long you keep paying the wage
How many days of full wage you owe in Neuchâtel depends on the year of service. This is the table that binds here when no policy sits behind it.
- Year 130 days of full wage
- Year 260 days of full wage
- Year 360 days of full wage
- Year 590 days of full wage
- Year 10120 days of full wage
- Year 20180 days of full wage
Canton Neuchâtel has no sick-pay duty. That is no relief: the wage is still owed, and with no policy behind it you carry it yourself.
Check what applies in your caseSource: Arrêté CTT service de maison et jeunes au pair NE (RSN 225.42), art. 15 · Sick-pay insurance: CTT service de maison NE (RSN 225.42), art. 15 et 16
Specific to canton Neuchâtel
What's different in Neuchâtel
FR
Official language
The Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel works in French.
CHF 1,200per child
One-off birth allowance
On top of the regular child allowance. Paid out by the Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel.
2.49% FAK
FAK rate above CH average
Swiss average: 1.67 %. Factor this into your budget.
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 Neuchâtel
AHV compensation office · AVSeasy portal
Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel
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 Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel
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. In the simplified procedure every compensation office offers the plus option with accident insurance: select it actively when you register, it never happens automatically. 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 Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel at year-end. Clino generates both automatically.
FAQ Neuchâtel
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 2'500/year) explicitly does not apply in private households.
Which compensation office is responsible in Neuchâtel?
The Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel. 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. The cantonal standard contract (CTT NE) pays presence time at 10, 15 or 20 %, depending on night call-outs.
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. Above CHF 22'680 annual wage the pension fund (BVG) is added as well: from 18 for death and disability, from 25 for retirement savings too. Clino settles both correctly.
My caregiver comes from abroad: what do I need to consider?
In the ordinary procedure her wage is taxed at source if she has no C settlement permit. In the simplified procedure the 5 % withholding tax applies to everyone, whatever the nationality or permit. Exception: if she lives in France and works in BE, SO, BS, BL, VD, VS, NE or JU, the simplified procedure is ruled out and, with form 2041-AS, her wage is taxed in France. 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. An employer who does not join a compensation office and settle the wages also commits an offence under Art. 87 of the AHV Act: a monetary penalty of up to 180 daily units. If an accident happens without insurance, the Ersatzkasse UVG pays and charges you substitute premiums (Art. 95 UVG). Retroactive registration with the Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel is possible at any time; the sooner, the cheaper.
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The registration facts for Neuchâtel
Rates and registration route last checked on July 17, 2026.
The right form
Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel 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 Neuchâtel specifics
Neuchâtel requires TWO steps: the household questionnaire plus the separate form «Inscription procédure de décompte simplifiée». Important: no retroactive admission to the simplified procedure, register early.
Free, no signup, every step, ready to tick off.
In every municipality of Neuchâtel
Registration works the same across the whole canton, whether care takes place in Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle or one of the 55 other localities: same compensation office, same procedure, same flat fee.
NeuchâtelLa Chaux-de-FondsLe LocleVal-de-RuzAuvernierColombierBôleAreuseCortaillodBoudryRochefortBevaixGorgierSt-Aubin-Sauges+55
Canton Neuchâtel compared
FAK contribution
2.487%
At 2.487%, Neuchâtel's FAK contribution is among the higher ones in Switzerland (rank 23 of 26, ascending).
Child allowance
CHF 240
The child allowance of CHF 240/month is CHF 25 above the federal minimum of CHF 215.
Binding minimum wage
CHF 21.35
Canton Neuchâtel has a statutory minimum wage of CHF 21.35/hour; it sits above the NAV rate and is therefore the binding floor.
Public holidays in Neuchâtel (2026)
Only 1 August is paid by federal law. The other days are assimilated to Sundays, whether they are paid is set by the contract or the NAV.
- ThuJan
New Year's Day
- SunMar
Republic Day
- FriApr
Good Friday
- FriMay
Labour Day
- ThuMay
Ascension Day
- ThuJun
Corpus Christi
varies by commune - SatAug
Swiss National Day
paid by law - FriDec
Christmas Day
2 of these days fall on a weekend in 2026. Basis: Art. 20a Labour Act. Source: SECO, as of 12.12.2024.
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.
Are you the caregiver?
Pay, insurance, your rights, plus a ready-made pack you can send your employer so they register you legally.
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