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- AK Bern · ePortal
- Minimum wage from CHF 20.35/h
- Sick-pay insurance is mandatory
- Then CHF 19.90/mo
- Nothing charged before day 30
Only in Bern
Three things that work differently here.
- 80 %of the wage, for up to 720 daysNAV Bern
Sick-pay insurance is mandatory.
The NAV Bern requires a daily sickness allowance insurance for open-ended contracts or those of more than 3 months.
How long you payWhat it means for you
Without a policy, you pay the 80% yourself.
- 13monthly wages a yearNAV Bern
A 13th month's wage is foreseen.
It applies unless the contract says otherwise in writing.
Work out the costWhat it means for you
Add 8.33% to every wage.
- 2steps: form first, then the portalAK Bern · ePortal
ePortal opens after registration.
Your household first registers with AK Bern. After that, wages and the annual declaration go through ePortal. For households on VAVplus, the AKB says its ePortal is not available yet (akbern.ch, as of 2.10.2026). The wage report then goes on paper, or the way the AKB says.
The four stepsWhat it means for you
Don't start in the portal. Start with the form.
Canton Bern
One canton, one fund.
Bern, Biel/Bienne or Ostermundigen: private households register with AK Bern.
The largest municipalities
Or tap your municipality
Wages in Bern
What you pay at least.
Three tiers by training.
The NAV minimum applies from 5 hours a week with the same household.
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What does it cost per month?
Wage, employer contributions and Clino in one number. With this canton's rates.
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The Bern kit.
Three templates for your household, already set to Bern. As a PDF, right away.
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Employment contract
For your cleaner, with canton Bern filled in.
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Payslip
With the 2026 rates. Pick Bern, done.
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AK Bern checklist
Every step to tick off, with the fund's address and phone number.
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Registering in Bern
Four steps to AK Bern.
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 ePortal. For households on VAVplus, the AKB says its ePortal is not available yet (akbern.ch, as of 2.10.2026). The wage report then goes on paper, or the way the AKB says.
The Bern office lists two forms: the federal form 318.147 and its own «BZ 100». The described path with question 4.2 applies to the federal form.
Deadline: within a month of the first working day. The confirmation usually takes a few weeks.
The fund
Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern ↗Chutzenstrasse 10, 3007 Bern
+41 31 379 79 79
Clino walks you through every step and fills in the wage fields from your payslip.
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Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern
The compensation office for households in Bern
Contact
- Address
- Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern
Chutzenstrasse 10, 3007 Bern - Phone
- +41 31 379 79 79
- info@akbern.ch
- Website
- www.akbern.ch
- Online portal
- ePortal
How to register
AK Bern uses the federal form 318.147. You fill it in online. At the end, AK Bern 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: AK Bern offers the simplified procedure plus. You must choose it explicitly when you register.
What the office costs
Admin fee: 5 % of the AHV/IV/EO contributions.
On CHF 10,000 annual wage that is about CHF 53.00 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 ePortal portal or by post.
- Annual declaration: by 30 January for the previous year. The office then invoices the contributions.
Our experience with AK Bern
What we learned filling in the forms, from the office's own information and documents, and with our customers. Always with date and source.
Information from the office
Wage report invitation at the end of November
The Bern compensation office sends an invitation to file the wage report at the end of November. You file it through the ePortal, by 30 January at the latest. No paper form arrives automatically: if you cannot file online, you have to request one from the office.
Source: Written reply from the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, 6.8.2026
Information from the office
Board and lodging count toward the wage limit
For the wage limit, the office always looks at the annual gross wage subject to AHV. Wages in kind, such as board and lodging, are subject to AHV and are added. For irregular work, the annual gross wage reported at year end decides.
Source: Written reply from the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, 7.8.2026, the same day as the enquiry
Information from the office
The tax confirmation arrives automatically
In the simplified procedure you do not prepare a salary certificate. Once your wage report has been processed, the office automatically sends your employee a tax confirmation.
Source: Written reply from the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, 6.8.2026
Form tested
Form in French, ePortal in German
The forms list on akbern.ch and the office's ePortal are in German only. For French-speaking households, for example in Biel or the Bernese Jura, the federal form 318.147 is also available in French.
Source: Clino's own form walkthrough, 12.7.2026
Clino is a private company and is not affiliated with AK Bern. The office's own information is binding.
In the same household
Who else has a key?
Each role has its own rules in Bern.
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Where does she live?
The simple registration isn't possible here.
Clino still does the payroll, the normal way, as a company would.
Already filled in: Bern.
Simplified settlement procedure: AHV leaflet 2.07 (as at 1.1.2026); directives on the collection of contributions, no. 2105
Bern authority practiceTwo insurances, two forms, two languages
Most of it works in Bern the way it works everywhere. These four points do not, and all four are decided when you register.
In canton Bern, sick-pay insurance is not optional
The Bern NAV for household service requires it: for open-ended contracts and for every engagement longer than 3 months. You carry at least 50 % of the premium. Bern sets no hours threshold below which the duty falls away.
And it is not the judicial Bern scale with its 21 days in the first year of service that applies, but the cantonal NAV, with 30 days.
Check what applies in your caseWhen your employee falls ill in Bern
Day 1
Sick note
Medical certificate, the wage keeps running
Days 1 to 30
You pay
30 days of full wage in the first year of service, NAV Art. 31
From day 31
The policy takes over
80 % of the wage, month after month
Up to day 720
Maximum benefit
within 900 days
Without a policy you are liable for exactly the benefits the insurance would have paid (NAV Hausdienst BE, BSG 222.153.22, Art. 36 para. 3). That can be far more than the 30 days of continued wage.
Two forms, one of them is yours
The federal form for the simplified settlement procedure, right up to CHF 22,680 annual wage per employee. That is exactly the route this page describes.
The fund's own form, for example with higher wages. For the typical cleaner in a private household you do not need it.
Bilingual, but not everywhere
The Bern fund takes registrations in German and in French, from Bern through Biel/Bienne into the Bernese Jura. Its ePortal exists in German only. Clino walks you through every step in six languages.
No wage certificate from you
In the simplified procedure you issue no wage certificate. After the annual declaration the fund sends your employee a tax statement. Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, written reply of 6.8.2026.
Question 4.2
The same federal form is where the accident insurance is decided. If you want it to run through the fund, you select VAVplus and tick the box. Tick nothing and you stand there without UVG on the first working day.
Who inspects in Bern
Inspections in private households are carried out by the AMKBE on behalf of the canton's Amt für Wirtschaft (AWI).
Sources: NAV Hausdienst BE · Bern compensation fund
If she falls ill: how long you keep paying the wage
How many days of full wage you owe in Bern 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 560 days of full wage
- Year 1090 days of full wage
- Year 20120 days of full wage
Sick-pay insurance is mandatory in canton Bern.
It pays 80 % of the wage from day 31 of the illness.
Up to 720 days.
It applies to open-ended contracts and those of more than 3 months.
The contract may deviate from it in writing.
An employer who does not insure is liable for exactly the benefits the insurance would have paid.
Check what applies in your caseSource: NAV Hausdienst BE (BSG 222.153.22), Art. 31 Abs. 3 · Sick-pay insurance: NAV Hausdienst BE (BSG 222.153.22), Art. 35 Abs. 3 lit. b und Art. 36
Bern at a glance
- Fund
- AK Bern
- Portal
- ePortal
- Minimum wage
- CHF 20.35/h
- Sick-pay insurance
- mandatory
- Child allowance
- CHF 250/month
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Frequently asked questions
How do I register my cleaner with the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern (AKB)?
With the federal online form 318.147. On the last page, choose «Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern» as the recipient. The ePortal only comes in after registration, for the annual wage report. For households on VAVplus, the AKB says its ePortal is not available yet (akbern.ch, as of 2.10.2026). The wage report then goes on paper, or the way the AKB says. Clino prepares the details for you.
What is the FAK rate in the Canton of Bern?
The family allowance contribution (FAK) is 1.50% of gross wages in the Canton of Bern, paid solely by the employer. Clino calculates this automatically.
What minimum wage applies to a cleaner in Bern?
There is no cantonal minimum wage in Bern. 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. It applies from 5 hours a week with the same household.
What child allowances apply in the Canton of Bern?
Child allowance: CHF 250 per child a month. Training allowance: CHF 310 a month. As of 2026.
What is the simplified procedure (VAV) in Bern?
Under the simplified procedure you settle AHV/IV/EO, unemployment insurance and a 5 % withholding tax once a year through the compensation office (AK Bern). It is optional and applies up to CHF 22'680 of annual wage per person. Accident insurance (UVG) is only included if you choose the plus option when you register. Otherwise you take it out yourself with an insurer.
What happens if I don't register my cleaner in Bern?
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: flat rate. First 30 days free. Cancel monthly.
How do I register my cleaner with the AHV in Bern?
You register as an employer with AK Bern (the responsible compensation office) and add your cleaner with her AHV number (756.…). Under the simplified procedure (VAVplus) one filing per year is enough. Clino prepares the AHV registration for Bern and guides you step by step.
What does the AHV registration cost in Bern?
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 Bern 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 Bern. Only wages of employees up to age 25, up to CHF 750/year, stay exempt, unless the employee asks to pay contributions.
Will the Bern compensation office send me a paper form for the wage report?
No, not on its own. At the end of November you get an invitation to file the wage report through the ePortal. The office accepts paper only in exceptional cases, and you have to request the form yourself. The deadline is 30 January.
In Bern, do board and lodging count toward the wage limit of the simplified procedure?
Yes. The Bern compensation office always looks at the annual gross wage subject to AHV, and wages in kind are subject to AHV. If your employee lives with you, this can decide whether you may use the simplified procedure.
In Bern, do I have to give my employee a tax document at year end?
No. In the simplified procedure you do not prepare a salary certificate. After processing the wage report, the office automatically sends your employee a tax confirmation.
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