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How this guide works
Hiring a cleaner, nanny, gardener or carer for your own home makes you the employer. Switzerland treats that seriously: you must register the job, pay social contributions, and declare wages once a year. It feels like a lot, but it's the same handful of steps repeated — and the simplified procedure exists exactly so private households can do it without an accountant.
Do this
- 1Set it up — the one-time things you do when you hire someone (eligibility, registration, contract, insurance).
- 2Every month — the short recurring cycle: hours → pay → deductions → payslip.
- 3Every January — the annual wage declaration and the employee's wage statement.
☑ Checklist
- I've picked my canton at the top
- I understand the three tracks: Set up → Monthly → January
