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  • Minimum wage from CHF 20.35/h
  • Sick-pay insurance mandatory above 8 hours a week
  • Then CHF 19.90/mo
  • Nothing charged before day 30
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What does your cleaner really cost?

Hourly rate
CHF 30per hour
Hours
4 hper week
You pay, everything included
CHF 631.01per month
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Only in Appenzell Innerrhoden

Three things that work differently here.

  • 80 %of the wage, for up to 720 days
    NAV Appenzell Innerrhoden

    Sick-pay insurance: mandatory above a threshold.

    The NAV Appenzell Innerrhoden requires a daily sickness allowance insurance above 8 hours a week.

    What it means for you

    Below it there is no duty. You still owe the wage during illness.

    How long you pay
  • 2steps: form first, then the portal
    AKAI · connect

    connect opens after registration.

    Your household first registers with AKAI. After that, wages and the annual declaration go through connect.

    What it means for you

    Don't start in the portal. Start with the form.

    The four steps
  • 4.2the question that matters
    Form 318.147

    In the form, pick «Domestic service».

    AKAI uses the federal form 318.147. Only «Domestic service» brings up question 4.2 on accident insurance.

    What it means for you

    Otherwise accident insurance never even shows up in the form.

    The four steps

Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden

One canton, one fund.

Appenzell, Schwende-Rüte or Schlatt-Haslen: private households register with AKAI.

Or tap your municipality

Wages in Appenzell Innerrhoden

What you pay at least.

Three tiers by training.

Unskilled20.35
With EFZ24.55
Your hourly rate
CHF 30.00
Above every minimum wage.

The NAV Appenzell Innerrhoden takes over the NAV minimum with no hours threshold. It applies from the first hour unless the contract says otherwise in writing.

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The Appenzell Innerrhoden kit.

Three templates for your household, already set to Appenzell Innerrhoden. As a PDF, right away.

  • Clino · Appenzell Innerrhoden

    Employment contract

    For your cleaner, with canton Appenzell Innerrhoden filled in.

  • Clino · Appenzell Innerrhoden

    Payslip

    With the 2026 rates. Pick Appenzell Innerrhoden, done.

  • Clino · Appenzell Innerrhoden

    AKAI checklist

    Every step to tick off, with the fund's address and phone number.

A new payslip every month? Clino makes it for you, free for the first 30 days. Start 30 days free →

Registering in Appenzell Innerrhoden

Four steps to AKAI.

318.147

Employer registration

EmployerKeller family
Employment forDomestic service
SettlementSimplified procedure
EmployeeNameMaria SilvaAHV number756.••••.••••.••Start01.11.2026
RecipientAusgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden
  1. 1

    Fill in form 318.147

    Online, with the federal government. Under «Employment for», pick «Domestic service».

  2. 2

    Pick the simplified procedure

    Tick the plus version, with accident insurance, yourself.

  3. 3

    Register your cleaner

    With her AHV number (756.…) and first working day, within a month.

  4. 4

    Wait for the confirmation

    The settlement number arrives by post. Wages are declared every year by 30 January. After that it runs through connect.

You have to choose the simplified procedure plus (with accident insurance) actively. It never happens automatically.

Deadline: within a month of the first working day. The confirmation usually takes a few weeks.

Clino walks you through every step and fills in the wage fields from your payslip.

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In the same household

Who else has a key?

Each role has its own rules in Appenzell Innerrhoden.

If she falls ill: how long you keep paying the wage

How many days of full wage you owe in Appenzell Innerrhoden 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 230 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

Sick-pay insurance is mandatory in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden.

It pays 80 % of the wage from day 3 of the illness.

Up to 720 days.

The duty only applies above 8 hours a week.

The contract may deviate from it in writing.

Check what applies in your case

Source: Standeskommissionsbeschluss NAV HW AI (GS 821.002), Art. 17 Abs. 1 · Sick-pay insurance: NAV HW AI (GS 821.002), Art. 19

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Appenzell Innerrhoden at a glance

Fund
AKAI
Portal
connect
Minimum wage
CHF 20.35/h
Sick-pay insurance
mandatory above 8 hours a week
Child allowance
CHF 245/month

Been at it for a while?

She's been coming for a while? Registering now is cheapest.

At most 5 years of AHV contributions to catch up on, plus 5 % interest. We help with the past on WhatsApp.

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Three sentences, three honest answers

  • She has health insurance.

    Work accidents are covered by your accident insurance, not her health insurance. Without it, you pay up to 5 years of premiums.

    With ClinoOften one box to tick with the fund. If not, Clino shows you how to get cover.

  • Taxes are her business.

    No, yours. In the simplified procedure you withhold 5 % tax at source, whatever her permit.

    With ClinoIt's on every payslip.

  • Another family surely registered her already.

    Every household registers on its own. Without you, she misses AHV contributions.

    With ClinoYou only register your household.

Frequently asked questions

How do I register my cleaner with AKAI?

With the federal online form 318.147. On the last page, choose «Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden» as the recipient. Clino prepares the details for you.

What is the FAK rate in the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden?

The FAK contribution is 1.60% of gross wages, paid solely by the employer.

What minimum wage applies to a cleaner in Appenzell Innerrhoden?

There is no cantonal minimum wage in Appenzell Innerrhoden. The minimum wage of the federal NAV for household work is binding: CHF 20.35 an hour unskilled, CHF 22.30 with 4 years' experience or an EBA, CHF 24.55 with an EFZ. The Appenzell Innerrhoden NAV takes over these rates with no hours threshold, so they apply from the first hour unless the contract says otherwise in writing.

What child allowances apply in the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden?

Child allowance: CHF 245 per child a month. Training allowance: CHF 298 a month. As of 2026.

What is the simplified procedure (VAV) in Appenzell Innerrhoden?

Under the simplified procedure you settle AHV/IV/EO, unemployment insurance and a 5 % withholding tax once a year through the compensation office (AKAI). It is optional and applies up to CHF 22'680 of annual wage per person.

What happens if I don't register my cleaner?

An employer who does not join a compensation office and settle the wages commits an offence under the AHV Act: a monetary penalty of up to 180 daily units (Art. 87 AHVG). On top come the social insurance contributions, as a rule back-dated up to 5 years.

What does Clino cost?

CHF 19.90 per month. First 30 days free. Cancel monthly.

What does the AHV registration cost in Appenzell Innerrhoden?

Registration itself is free. Only the social contributions apply: AHV/IV/EO 10.6% and ALV 2.2% (split in half), plus the cantonal FAK contribution (employer only) and UVG. Clino calculates all Appenzell Innerrhoden rates automatically.

From what wage must I register my cleaner with the AHV?

In a private household, AHV registration is mandatory from the first franc – across Switzerland, including in Appenzell Innerrhoden. Only wages of employees up to age 25, up to CHF 750/year, stay exempt, unless the employee asks to pay contributions.

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