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- Caisse AVS Vaud · votreAVSVaud
- 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 Vaud
Only in VaudThree things that work differently here.
- Nosimple registration if she lives in FranceDoes she live in France?
The simple registration isn't possible then.
Here it's normal payroll, as in a company. In Geneva the simple way stays open.
Check your caseWhat it means for you
Clino does the normal payroll for you.
- 2steps: form first, then the portalCaisse AVS Vaud · votreAVSVaud
votreAVSVaud opens after registration.
Your household first registers with Caisse AVS Vaud. After that, wages and the annual declaration go through votreAVSVaud.
The four stepsWhat it means for you
Don't start in the portal. Start with the form.
- 324aOR: wages during illnessOR 324a
Sick-pay insurance is optional in Vaud.
Without insurance, you keep paying the wage during illness yourself, a few weeks depending on years of service.
How long you payWhat it means for you
A daily-allowance policy takes that risk off you.
Canton Vaud
One canton, one fund.
Lausanne, Yverdon-les-Bains or Renens: private households register with Caisse AVS Vaud.
The largest municipalities
Or tap your municipality
Wages in Vaud
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 →Free, no account
The Vaud kit.
Three templates for your household, already set to Vaud. As a PDF, right away.
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Employment contract
For your cleaner, with canton Vaud filled in.
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Payslip
With the 2026 rates. Pick Vaud, done.
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Caisse AVS Vaud 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 Vaud
Four steps to Caisse AVS Vaud.
Employer registration
- 1
Fill in the fund's form
Caisse AVS Vaud 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 votreAVSVaud.
The Vaud form has NO LTN+ checkbox: write your request for LTN+ (simplified procedure incl. UVG, partner Solida) into the free-text insurance field.
Deadline: within a month of the first working day. The confirmation usually takes a few weeks.
The fund
Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation ↗Rue des Moulins 3, 1800 Vevey
+41 21 964 12 11
Clino walks you through every step and fills in the wage fields from your payslip.
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Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation
The compensation office for households in Vaud
Contact
- Address
- Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation
Rue des Moulins 3, 1800 Vevey - Phone
- +41 21 964 12 11
- avs.vaud@avs22.vd.ch
- Website
- www.caisseavsvaud.ch
- Online portal
- votreAVSVaud
How to register
Caisse AVS Vaud has its own online form for employers.
- Deadline: within one month of the first working day.
- The confirmation with your settlement number then arrives by post.
- Accident insurance: Caisse AVS Vaud 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 votreAVSVaud portal or by post.
- Annual declaration: by 30 January for the previous year. The office then invoices the contributions.
Our experience with Caisse AVS Vaud
What we learned filling in the forms, from the office's own information and documents, and with our customers. Always with date and source.
Office documents
No address, no certificate
Under the simplified procedure you do not have to issue a salary certificate. Your employee receives a certificate of source tax paid from the office, which she attaches to her tax return. To post it to her, the office needs her address on the wage declaration.
Source: Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation, «Notice procédure simplifiée LTN», edition 01.2026, caisseavsvaud.ch, read 8.8.2026
Form tested
Two forms: pick the right one
The office offers two online forms for households. For the simplified procedure, take the one with «procédure simplifiée (LTN)» in its title. The other, «S'affilier en tant qu'employeur de personnel de maison», is for the ordinary procedure and already asks for your accident and pension contracts.
Source: Clino's own check of the office's online forms, 29.7.2026
Office documents
Declaration first, then a 30-day invoice
Before 30 January you send the office the wage declaration for the past year. The office then issues the invoice, payable within 30 days.
Source: Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation, «Notice procédure simplifiée LTN», edition 01.2026, caisseavsvaud.ch, read 8.8.2026
Clino is a private company and is not affiliated with Caisse AVS Vaud. The office's own information is binding.
In the same household
Who else has a key?
Each role has its own rules in Vaud.
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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: Vaud.
Simplified settlement procedure: AHV leaflet 2.07 (as at 1.1.2026); directives on the collection of contributions, no. 2105
No Chèque serviceIs there a Chèque service in the canton of Vaud?
No. The state-backed Chèque service exists only in the canton of Geneva. In Vaud you register your cleaner directly with the cantonal compensation fund, or you go through an independent organisation. Both routes at a glance:
Directly with the Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation
- Registration runs through the Vaud fund's online form «S'affilier en tant qu'employeur en procédure simplifiée (LTN)».
- Later wage declarations run through the fund's own portal, votreAVSVaud, not AHVeasy.
- A first affiliation is possible at any time. Only a change of settlement procedure has to be announced before the end of the preceding year.
- Clino prepares the contract and wage data and guides you step by step through the form.
EPER, Vaud's cheque-emploi organisation
- In Vaud, EPER (Entraide Protestante Suisse) holds the cheque-emploi role that Chèque service holds in Geneva.
- A legally independent organisation with its own fees and tools, no cantonal portal and no shared platform with Geneva.
Vaud specialty: Vaud is one of the very few cantons where a small family-allowance share is also deducted from the employee's wage (0.09% of gross). Clino accounts for it automatically in the payslip.
If she falls ill: how long you keep paying the wage
How many days of full wage you owe in Vaud 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
Vaud keeps two tables: from 20 hours a week the next step up applies. The calendar shows the table below that.
The cantonal NAV in Vaud describes sick-pay insurance without requiring it. The choice is yours.
Check what applies in your caseSource: ACTT-mpr VD (BLV 222.105.1), art. 21 al. 2 et 3 · Sick-pay insurance: CTT personnel des ménages privés VD (RSV 222.105.1), art. 21 al. 6-7
Vaud at a glance
- Fund
- Caisse AVS Vaud
- Portal
- votreAVSVaud
- Minimum wage
- CHF 20.35/h
- Sick-pay insurance
- optional
- Child allowance
- CHF 322/month
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Frequently asked questions
How do I register my cleaner with the Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation?
With the compensation office's online form on caisseavsvaud.ch. There is also a PDF version to send by post. The votreAVSVaud 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 Vaud?
The family allowance contribution is 2.62% of gross wages (employer) plus 0.09% (employee) in the Canton of Vaud. Clino calculates this automatically.
What minimum wage applies to a cleaner in Vaud?
There is no cantonal minimum wage in Vaud. 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. Below that, the cantonal standard contract sets at least CHF 19.95 an hour.
What child allowances apply in the Canton of Vaud?
Child allowance: CHF 322 per child a month. Training allowance: CHF 425 a month. Plus a one-off birth allowance of CHF 1'617. As of 2026.
What is the simplified procedure (VAV) in the Canton of Vaud?
Under the simplified procedure you settle AHV/IV/EO, unemployment insurance and a 5 % withholding tax once a year through the compensation office (Caisse AVS Vaud). 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 the Canton of Vaud?
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 Vaud?
You register as an employer with Caisse AVS Vaud (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 Vaud and guides you step by step.
What does the AHV registration cost in Vaud?
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 Vaud 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 Vaud. Only wages of employees up to age 25, up to CHF 750/year, stay exempt, unless the employee asks to pay contributions.
Can I register with the office during the year?
Yes. A first registration is made directly, within 30 days of the start of work (AHV leaflet 2.07, section 9). Only a change of procedure must be announced before the end of the year preceding the change (the office's Notice LTN, edition 01.2026).
My employee has not received her source tax certificate. What should I check?
First check that her address was on the wage declaration: the office needs it to post the certificate. If it was missing, give the office the correct address.
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