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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
What does your cleaner really cost?
Only in Appenzell Innerrhoden
Three things that work differently here.
- 80 %of the wage, for up to 720 daysNAV Appenzell Innerrhoden
Sick-pay insurance: mandatory above a threshold.
The NAV Appenzell Innerrhoden requires a daily sickness allowance insurance above 8 hours a week.
How long you payWhat it means for you
Below it there is no duty. You still owe the wage during illness.
- 2steps: form first, then the portalAKAI · connect
connect opens after registration.
Your household first registers with AKAI. After that, wages and the annual declaration go through connect.
The four stepsWhat it means for you
Don't start in the portal. Start with the form.
- 4.2the question that mattersForm 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.
The four stepsWhat it means for you
Otherwise accident insurance never even shows up in the form.
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.
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.
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Employment contract
For your cleaner, with canton Appenzell Innerrhoden filled in.
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Payslip
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AKAI checklist
Every step to tick off, with the fund's address and phone number.
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Registering in Appenzell Innerrhoden
Four steps to AKAI.
318.147
Employer registration
- 1
Fill in form 318.147
Online, with the federal government. Under «Employment for», pick «Domestic service».
- 2
Pick the simplified procedure
Tick the plus version, with accident insurance, yourself.
- 3
Register your cleaner
With her AHV number (756.…) and first working day, within a month.
- 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.
The fund
Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden ↗Poststrasse 9, 9050 Appenzell
+41 71 788 18 30
Clino walks you through every step and fills in the wage fields from your payslip.
Try 30 days freeCompensation office · Appenzell Innerrhoden
Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden
The compensation office for households in Appenzell Innerrhoden
Contact
- Address
- Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden
Poststrasse 9, 9050 Appenzell - Phone
- +41 71 788 18 30
- info@akai.ch
- Website
- www.akai.ch
- Online portal
- connect
How to register
AKAI uses the federal form 318.147. You fill it in online. At the end, AKAI must be selected as the recipient.
- Deadline: within one month of the first working day.
- The confirmation with your settlement number then arrives by post.
- Accident insurance: AKAI offers the simplified procedure plus. You must choose it explicitly when you register.
What the office costs
Admin fee: 2.7 % of the AHV/IV/EO contributions.
On CHF 10,000 annual wage that is about CHF 28.62 a year.
For comparison: across the 26 offices the same amount ranges from CHF 14.84 to CHF 53.00.
During the year
- You report wages through the connect portal or by post.
- Annual declaration: by 30 January for the previous year. The office then invoices the contributions.
Our experience with AKAI
What we learned filling in the forms, from the office's own information and documents, and with our customers. Always with date and source.
Form tested
Registration through the federal form
We went through the federal online form 318.147 page by page. The form does not yet ask for your employee's details: these follow with the wage declaration.
Source: Clino's own walkthrough of the form, 12 July 2026
Form tested
Your own AHV number is checked
On the «Adressen» page the form asks for your own AHV number and checks it straight away against your date of birth. If the pair does not match, you cannot continue. The number is on your health insurance card.
Source: Clino's own walkthrough of the form, 12 July 2026
Form tested
The PDF on akai.ch
The forms page on akai.ch also lists, under «Beitragsbezug», the PDF «Anmeldung für Hausdienst Arbeitgebende». It contains no questions on accident insurance or the pension fund. If you use this PDF, you arrange both separately.
Source: Clino's own check of the akai.ch forms page, 29 July 2026
Clino is a private company and is not affiliated with AKAI. The office's own information is binding.
In the same household
Who else has a key?
Each role has its own rules in Appenzell Innerrhoden.
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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 caseSource: Standeskommissionsbeschluss NAV HW AI (GS 821.002), Art. 17 Abs. 1 · Sick-pay insurance: NAV HW AI (GS 821.002), Art. 19
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
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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.
What should I have ready for the registration?
Your own AHV number and date of birth, which the form checks against each other, an IBAN for refunds and an estimate of the wages. Your employee's details are only needed for the wage declaration.
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