Register your cleaner in Lucerne. Legal and insured.
You've already found the right person. Clino prepares the contract, payslips and registration with WAS Luzern.
- WAS Luzern · connect
- Minimum wage from CHF 20.35/h
- Sick-pay insurance mandatory from a 20% workload
- Then CHF 19.90/mo
- Nothing charged before day 30
What does your cleaner really cost?
Only in Lucerne
Only in LucerneThree things that work differently here.
- 22.75CHF an hour in the cityStadt Luzern · since 1.1.2026
The city has its own minimum wage.
It sits above the NAV's CHF 20.35. What counts is where the work is done.
Check your wageWhat it means for you
If your cleaner works in the city, you pay at least CHF 22.75.
- 80 %of the wage, for up to 720 daysNAV Lucerne
Sick-pay insurance: mandatory above a threshold.
The NAV Lucerne requires a daily sickness allowance insurance from a 20% workload and for open-ended contracts or those of more than 3 months.
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 portalWAS Luzern · connect
connect opens after registration.
Your household first registers with WAS Luzern. 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.
Canton Lucerne
One canton, one fund.
Luzern, Emmen or Ebikon: private households register with WAS Luzern.
Or tap your municipality
Wages in Lucerne
What you pay at least.
Three tiers by training.
The NAV minimum applies from 5 hours a week with the same household.
Register at CHF 30.00/h →Minimum wage
What counts is where she works.
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Municipalities with their own minimum wage
- in force
6003 Luzern
CHF 22.75
per hour, from the first hour
6003 Luzern and CHF 22.75 per hour are already filled in.
Municipal minimum wage City of Lucerne
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The Lucerne kit.
Three templates for your household, already set to Lucerne. As a PDF, right away.
Clino · Lucerne
Employment contract
For your cleaner, with canton Lucerne filled in.
Clino · Lucerne
Payslip
With the 2026 rates. Pick Lucerne, done.
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WAS Luzern 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 Lucerne
Four steps to WAS Luzern.
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
WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales ↗Langsägestrasse 13, 6010 Kriens
+41 41 209 00 01
Clino walks you through every step and fills in the wage fields from your payslip.
Start 30 days freeIn the same household
Who else has a key?
Each role has its own rules in Lucerne.
- Register a cleaner in LucerneThis page
- Register a nanny in Lucerne
- Register a caregiver in Lucerne
If she falls ill: how long you keep paying the wage
How many days of full wage you owe in Lucerne depends on the year of service. This is the table that binds here when no policy sits behind it.
- Year 121 days of full wage
- Year 230 days of full wage
- Year 330 days of full wage
- Year 560 days of full wage
- Year 1090 days of full wage
- Year 20150 days of full wage
Sick-pay insurance is mandatory in canton Lucerne.
It pays 80 % of the wage from day 31 of the illness.
Up to 720 days.
The duty only applies from a 20% workload.
It applies to open-ended contracts and those of more than 3 months.
Check what applies in your caseSource: NAV hauswirtschaftliches Arbeitsverhältnis LU (SRL Nr. 854), § 21 Abs. 1 · Sick-pay insurance: NAV LU (SRL Nr. 854), § 22
Lucerne at a glance
- Fund
- WAS Luzern
- Portal
- connect
- Minimum wage
- CHF 20.35/h
- Sick-pay insurance
- mandatory from a 20% workload
- Child allowance
- CHF 215/month
Been at it for a while?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I register my cleaner with WAS Lucerne?
With the federal online form 318.147. On the last page, choose «WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales» as the recipient. The connect portal only comes in after registration, for the annual wage report. Clino prepares the details for you.
What is the FAK rate in the Canton of Lucerne?
The family allowance contribution (FAK) is 1.35% of gross wages in the Canton of Lucerne, paid solely by the employer. Clino calculates this automatically.
What minimum wage applies to a cleaner in Lucerne?
There is no cantonal minimum wage in Lucerne. 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. In the city of Lucerne a municipal minimum wage of CHF 22.75 an hour also applies, from the first hour. What counts is where the work is done.
What child allowances apply in the Canton of Lucerne?
Child allowance: CHF 215 per child a month, CHF 260 for children over 12. Training allowance: CHF 268 a month. Plus a one-off birth allowance of CHF 1'075. As of 2026.
What is the simplified procedure (VAV) in Lucerne?
Under the simplified procedure you settle AHV/IV/EO, unemployment insurance and a 5 % withholding tax once a year through the compensation office (WAS Luzern). 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 Lucerne?
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 Lucerne?
You register as an employer with WAS Luzern (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 Lucerne and guides you step by step.
What does the AHV registration cost in Lucerne?
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 Lucerne 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 Lucerne. 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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2026 rates for all 26 cantons checked against official sources, as of · Sources and methodology