Canton of NeuchâtelIs your cleaner in Neuchâtel correctly registered?
Not a paid placement, not a partnership.
Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.
Responsible office
Caisse AVS NE
online via AVSeasy
Your procedure
Simplified procedure
One statement per year · 5% withholding tax included.
Accident insurance
Your cost per month
≈ CHF 16'508.52 / year
What Clino does for you
Three questions that only come up later
She has health insurance. If something happens, she is covered.
Accidents at work are not her health insurer's business. They fall under accident insurance, which you as the employer have to take out: from the first hour for occupational accidents, and from 8 hours a week for her free time as well. If she is not insured, the Ersatzkasse UVG steps in for your cleaner and bills you for up to 5 years of premiums. Whether cover applies retroactively is handled differently by each insurer: register before she comes for the first time.
With ClinoAccident insurance is included in the simplified procedure plus, via Caisse AVS NE. Clino shows you where to tick the box.
She has a permit B. Taxes are her business, aren't they?
No, yours. In the simplified procedure you deduct 5 % withholding tax from the gross wage and pass it on to the compensation office with the annual wage declaration, whatever her permit, even with a permit C or a Swiss passport. As the employer, you are liable for this tax. Your cleaner receives a certificate from the office for her tax return.
With ClinoThe 5 % appear on every payslip; they go to Caisse AVS NE with the annual declaration.
She also cleans for three other families. Surely someone has registered her already.
Each household is its own employer: its own registration, its own payslip, its own accident cover. An invoice does not make anyone self-employed; the compensation office decides that, not the paperwork. Without registration, your cleaner builds up no AHV years; an estimated 73'000 women in Switzerland are in this situation.
With ClinoYou register your household, in 5 minutes. What the other families do remains their duty.
Sources: UVV Art. 13 · Art. 95 UVG, Ersatzkasse UVG (written reply, August 2026) · AHV info sheet 2.07 · AHVG Art. 12 · Clino studies «Wer putzt die 10-Millionen-Schweiz» and «AHV-Rentenlücke Haushaltshilfen»
Short and honest
Do I really have to register her? She only comes every two weeks.
Yes, from the first franc.
There is no minimum threshold in a private household, not even during the trial period. The only exception: at most CHF 750 in wages per year, up to and including the year your cleaner turns 25.
What does it cost me in the end, all in?
Hourly wage plus roughly 19 percent. Plus CHF 19.90 for Clino.
FAK rate in the canton of Neuchâtel: 2.49 %. Add 8.33 % holiday supplement and your contributions for AHV, IV, EO, ALV and occupational accident insurance. The calculator above shows the exact amount.
Go to the cost calculatorHow long does it take?
5 minutes, once. Then once a year.
The registration goes to Caisse AVS NE, online via AVSeasy, within one month of the first working day. You may pay wages before that. Then, by 30 January, you declare the previous year's wages. Clino pre-fills, you sign and send.
And what if I just leave it?
Inspections are rare. You pay anyway.
In 2025 there were 239 inspections of private households in the whole of Switzerland. It gets expensive even without an inspection: if your cleaner falls off a ladder, the Ersatzkasse UVG pays her benefits and bills you for up to 5 years of missed premiums. AHV also claims contributions back for 5 years, plus a fine of up to CHF 10'000.
Caisse cantonale neuchâteloise de compensation, réponse écrite du 6.8.2026 Sources: AHV info sheets 2.06 and 2.07, SECO report on the Federal Act against Undeclared Work 2025, Ersatzkasse UVG (written reply, August 2026). 2026 contribution rates last checked on . Sources and methodology
Canton of NeuchâtelEvery municipality, one office: Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel.
Register in NeuchâtelNeuchâtel authorityThe responsible authority is Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel. You register online through the AVSeasy portal, no counter and no paper.
You use AVSeasy. Behind it is Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel.
Collects AHV, IV, EO, ALV and family allowances for private-household employers in Canton Neuchâtel and issues one statement per year.
Open websiteSet up the account, register the cleaner and report wages here. Under the simplified procedure (VAVplus) up to CHF 22'680/year, your only touchpoint.
Open portalClino walks you through each step with screenshots and pre-fills the wage fields from your monthly payroll.
Rates and registration route last checked on July 17, 2026.
Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel uses its own registration form or portal, the direct link is in the card above.
The simplified procedure plus (accident insurance included) is offered, but you must actively request it; it is never automatic.
Register: within one month of the first working day. Annual wage declaration: by 30 January for the previous year.
The confirmation with your settlement number arrives by post, usually within a few weeks. You may already pay wages in the meantime.
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.
Other Neuchâtel offices (only if relevant to your situation)
Service de l'emploi (SEMP) Neuchâtel. Undeclared-work checks in Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds, inspection intensity around the French-speaking Switzerland average.
Neuchâtel Tax Administration (SCCO). The Caisse cantonale neuchâteloise sends every employee a tax statement as soon as it receives the wage declaration. It still advises issuing a wage certificate of your own: Neuchâtel is the only canton that says both.
Official cantonal portal, with an overview of all administrative services.
Paying less risks fines under the federal anti-undeclared-work law.
SourceThe Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel works in French.
On top of the regular child allowance. Paid out by the Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel.
Swiss average: 1.67 %. Factor this into your budget.
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%.
What you have to research, word and keep track of yourself, and what Clino handles for you.
Preconfigured for Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel and Neuchâtel rates, not a generic solution.
Been at it for a while?
If you register yourself, you pay the AHV contributions for the past years, at most 5 years, plus 5 % default interest. Clino issues the contract and registration from today; the past is something you discuss with the compensation office, and we help you with the wording via WhatsApp.
Four small tools, no signup, pre-loaded with Neuchâtel rates.
Neuchâtel is one of the eight accord cantons: if your household help lives in France (G permit), NO Swiss source tax is withheld, she is taxed in France. Clino prepares the AHV registration, accident insurance and the monthly payslip on the ordinary procedure. All you need, once a year, is form 2041-AS.
Clino knows the rules, rates and compensation office of Neuchâtel in detail, so you don't have to deal with any of it.
Registration directly with Caisse de compensation du canton de Neuchâtel, the competent body for Neuchâtel.
Neuchâtel's family-allowance rate, child benefits and minimum wage are built in.
AHV, UI and accident insurance (VAVplus) run through a single procedure.
Rates verified on July 17, 2026 · 2026 tariffs
Whoever you employ at home. Clino prepares the registration and the insurance and runs payroll, all for in Neuchâtel.
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Through the AVSeasy portal of the Neuchâtel compensation office. Clino prepares all forms.
The FAK contribution is 2.487% of gross wages, paid solely by the employer.
The average is around CHF 27/hour (gross) in Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds. The canton has a statutory minimum wage of CHF 21.35/hour.
CHF 240 per child per month, CHF 320 for the education allowance from age 16. Plus a CHF 1,200 birth allowance.
AHV, ALV and withholding tax are settled together through Caisse Neuchâtel. Applies to wages up to CHF 22,680 per year per employer. Accident insurance (UVG) isn't part of this lump-sum procedure in Neuchâtel. Clino shows you a few real options to compare in your dashboard (including Helvetia from CHF 100/year and SOLIDA), you choose directly with the insurer.
Fines up to CHF 10,000 plus back-payment of all social insurance contributions, retroactively up to 5 years.
CHF 19.90 per month. First 30 days free. Cancel monthly.
You register as an employer with Caisse AVS NE (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 Neuchâtel and guides you step by step.
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 Neuchâtel rates automatically.
In a private household, AHV registration is mandatory from the first franc – across Switzerland, including in Neuchâtel. Only wages of employees under 25, up to CHF 750/year, stay exempt on request.
These days are assimilated to Sundays (Art. 20a Labour Act). Only 1 August is paid by federal law, whether other holidays are paid depends on the contract or the NAV. Source: SECO, as of 12.12.2024.
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Bonjour! We've found a cleaner in Neuchâtel, what do we need to do now?
09:12Great! Done in 5 minutes: we prepare her registration with the Caisse AVS NE, you sign it, plus the contract + payslips. Valid across the whole canton of Neuchâtel.
09:14Are you the cleaner?
Pay, insurance, your rights, plus a ready-made pack you can send your employer so they register you legally.
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