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- IAS Ticino · AVSeasy
- Minimum wage from CHF 20.35/h
- Register within a month
- Then CHF 19.90/mo
- Nothing charged before day 30
What does your cleaner really cost?
Only in Ticino
Three things that work differently here.
- 20.35CHF an hour, from the first hourCanton and NAV
Two minimum wages. The higher one applies.
The NAV Ticino sets CHF 20.35 from the first hour, unless the contract says otherwise in writing. Even then, the cantonal minimum of CHF 20.00 applies.
Check your wageWhat it means for you
Plan at least CHF 20.35, even under 5 hours a week.
- 13monthly wages a yearNAV Ticino
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.
- 9paid public holidays a yearNAV Ticino · art. 18 cpv. 1
Public holidays are paid.
The NAV Ticino counts 9 paid public holidays, unless the contract says otherwise in writing.
Put it in the contractWhat it means for you
If one falls on a working day, the wage stays the same.
Canton Ticino
One canton, one fund.
Lugano, Bellinzona or Chiasso: private households register with IAS Ticino.
The largest municipalities
Or tap your municipality
Wages in Ticino
What you pay at least.
Three tiers by training.
The Ticino NAV sets CHF 20.35 from the first hour, unless the contract says otherwise in writing. Never less than the cantonal minimum of CHF 20.00.
Register at CHF 30.00/h →Free, no account
The Ticino kit.
Three templates for your household, already set to Ticino. As a PDF, right away.
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Employment contract
For your cleaner, with canton Ticino filled in.
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Payslip
With the 2026 rates. Pick Ticino, done.
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IAS Ticino 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. Try 30 days free →
Registering in Ticino
Four steps to IAS Ticino.
Employer registration
- 1
Fill in the fund's form
IAS Ticino has its own registration form. Address and link below.
- 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 AVSeasy.
In Ticino's «modulo 111»: opting into the plus procedure takes two steps. Point 6 «sì» and the confirmation at point 10. The signature goes on point 11.
Deadline: within a month of the first working day. The confirmation usually takes a few weeks.
The fund
Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali ↗Via Ghiringhelli 15a, 6501 Bellinzona
+41 91 821 91 11
Official form, filled in · PDF
Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali: the registration form, filled in with your details
You type your details here once, Clino enters them into the office's own PDF: «Questionario per l'affiliazione alla procedura di conteggio semplificata quale datore di lavoro di privato che occupa personale domestico».
You submit the form to your compensation office yourself.
Free. What you type into the form, Clino does not store.
Clino walks you through every step and fills in the wage fields from your payslip.
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Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali
The compensation office for households in Ticino
Contact
- Address
- Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali
Via Ghiringhelli 15a, 6501 Bellinzona - Phone
- +41 91 821 91 11
- ias@ias.ti.ch
- Website
- www4.ti.ch/dss/ias
- Online portal
- AVSeasy
How to register
With IAS Ticino you register using a PDF form: fill it in, sign it and send it by post.
- Deadline: within one month of the first working day.
- The confirmation with your settlement number then arrives by post.
- Accident insurance: IAS Ticino offers the simplified procedure plus. You must choose it explicitly when you register.
What the office costs
Admin fee: 1.5 % of the AHV/IV/EO contributions.
On CHF 10,000 annual wage that is about CHF 15.90 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 AVSeasy portal or by post.
- Annual declaration: by 30 January for the previous year. The office then invoices the contributions.
Our experience with IAS Ticino
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
The tax certificate comes from the office
Each year the IAS issues your employee a certificate confirming the source tax paid, directly to her. That is the document she attaches to her tax return.
Source: Written reply from the Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS), 12.8.2026
Form tested
Do not leave point 6 blank
The «modulo 111» warns: if point 6 is left blank, the office enrols you in the simplified procedure without Plus, and you must take out accident insurance separately. If you name no insurer at all, the office reports you to the substitute accident fund (Cassa suppletiva LAINF), which assigns you an insurer.
Source: Clino's own check of «modulo 111» (2026 edition), 26.8.2026
Information from the office
Accident insurance: no separate form
Through the office, compulsory accident insurance is only available with the simplified procedure Plus, which is reserved for employers of household staff. You request it directly in the registration form for the simplified procedure.
Source: Written reply from the Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS), 12.8.2026
Information from the office
Wage declaration by 30 January
The wage declaration for the previous year must be sent to the office by 30 January. You can file it electronically or on paper.
Source: Written reply from the Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS), 12.8.2026
Clino is a private company and is not affiliated with IAS Ticino. The office's own information is binding.
In the same household
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Each role has its own rules in Ticino.
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Quick answers
What households in Ticino ask.
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The cleaner comes 3 hours a week. What do I pay at least?
CHF 20.35 an hour, from the first hour. Less can be agreed in writing, but never under CHF 20.00.
Already filled in: Ticino and CHF 20.35 per hour.
Illustration: typical questions from households. Source: CNL per il personale domestico TI (FU 41/2019, stato 1.1.2026), art. 1 e 22; Legge sul salario minimo (843.600)
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Where does she live?
The simple registration works.
Living abroad doesn't change that.
Already filled in: Ticino.
Simplified settlement procedure: AHV leaflet 2.07 (as at 1.1.2026); directives on the collection of contributions, no. 2105
Ticino: three wage floorsTicino stacks three wage floors. The cantonal one is the lowest.
No other canton piles up this many rules: a federal NAV, a cantonal minimum wage and a cantonal standard employment contract. For your household they almost always come out at the same figure, just not the one in the cantonal statute.
NAV for household work: CHF 20.35
The federal NAV covers household work from an average of five weekly hours with the same employer and cannot be contracted away. With four years' experience it is CHF 22.30, with a federal diploma CHF 24.55. Staff mainly occupied with childcare fall outside it.
The same table, two duties more
Ticino's cantonal standard contract for domestic staff covers every full- or part-time employment in the canton, provided the employee is mainly occupied with the work of the house, and its Art. 22 sets the same rates. With no hours threshold. On top come a thirteenth month (Art. 23) and continued wage payment from the first day of the contract (Art. 22c). You can only depart from it in writing.
LSM minimum wage: CHF 20.00
The cantonal minimum wage act sets CHF 20.00 for private households. That is below the other two floors, so it is not what you pay. It is the absolute line, and it governs where the federal NAV does not reach: below five weekly hours, or where the work is mainly childcare.
The rates are quoted before supplements. Art. 22 para. 1 states the hourly rates expressly without vacation and paid-holiday compensation. In its January 2026 guide the cantonal labour inspectorate works out CHF 20.35 + 8.33 % vacation + 3.6 % public holidays = CHF 22.78/h for an hourly-paid unskilled worker, and tests compliance against that figure. For a fixed monthly salary the same guide says those supplements are not owed.
Honestly: You do have one duty fewer in Ticino: the cantonal contract requires no daily-sickness-benefit insurance, and its Art. 19 only asks you to check at hiring that your employee has health cover. That is not a relief. Under Art. 22c the wage is owed from day one, and with no insurer behind it you carry that yourself.
If she falls ill: how long you keep paying the wage
How many days of full wage you owe in Ticino 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 360 days of full wage
- Year 590 days of full wage
- Year 10120 days of full wage
- Year 20180 days of full wage
Canton Ticino has no sick-pay duty. That is no relief: the wage is still owed, and with no policy behind it you carry it yourself.
Check what applies in your caseSource: Contratto normale di lavoro per il personale domestico TI (FU 41/2019, testo aggiornato al 1.1.2026), art. 22c · Sick-pay insurance: CNL cantonale ticinese per il personale domestico (FU 41/2019, testo aggiornato al 1.1.2026), art. 19
Ticino at a glance
- Fund
- IAS Ticino
- Portal
- AVSeasy
- Minimum wage
- CHF 20.35/h
- Sick-pay insurance
- optional
- Child allowance
- CHF 215/month
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Frequently asked questions
How do I register my cleaner with the Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS)?
With IAS form 111 (the questionnaire for the simplified procedure), sent to Bellinzona by post or e-mail within a month of the start of work. The filings then go through the AVSeasy portal. Clino fills in the form with your data.
What is the FAK rate in the Canton of Ticino?
The family allowance contribution (FAK) is 1.90% of gross wages in the Canton of Ticino, paid solely by the employer. Clino calculates this automatically.
What minimum wage applies to a cleaner in Ticino?
In Ticino the cantonal standard contract for household staff applies: at least CHF 20.35 an hour from the first hour, unless the contract says otherwise in writing. Even then, the cantonal minimum wage of CHF 20.00 applies. From 5 hours a week the federal NAV at CHF 20.35 is binding anyway.
What child allowances apply in the Canton of Ticino?
Child allowance: CHF 215 per child a month. Training allowance: CHF 268 a month. As of 2026.
What is the simplified procedure (VAV) in Ticino?
Under the simplified procedure you settle AHV/IV/EO, unemployment insurance and a 5 % withholding tax once a year through the compensation office (IAS Ticino). 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 Ticino?
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.
What does the AHV registration cost in Ticino?
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 Ticino 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 Ticino. Only wages of employees up to age 25, up to CHF 750/year, stay exempt, unless the employee asks to pay contributions.
Do I need my accident and pension policies before sending «modulo 111»?
No. At points 6 and 7 the form offers «affiliazione in corso»: you send the copy of the contract after registration. Point 7 also lists the grounds for exemption from occupational pension (BVG), the first being a wage below the BVG entry threshold. Accident insurance is still compulsory from the first working day.
When is source tax deducted in Ticino?
Every month, from your employee's wage: that is what «modulo 111» states. The office, on the other hand, settles and collects the social contributions and the source tax only once a year.
Can the office's mail go to another address, for example a trustee?
Yes, but if you give a different «Indirizzo di recapito» at point 2 of «modulo 111», you must enclose a power of attorney. If the mail should come to your home, choose «identico».
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