Basic knowledge
- Does an employment contract have to be concluded in writing?
- I employ a pensioner in my household, what do I need to bear in mind?
- I would like to employ a foreign domestic helper - which registration or authorisation requirements do I have to know?
- I would like to give notice to my domestic help, what do I have to look out for?
- How much holiday is your domestic help entitled to?
- What information do I need from my household help so that the employment relationship can be registered correctly?
Corona
- Can I dismiss my household help because of the Corona pandemic?
- Who pays the salary if my household help gets sick (corona or other)?
- What if my domestic help cannot come because she/he has to take care of her/his children?
- As a private employer, can I also apply for short-time work compensation from the relevant cantonal unemployment insurance?
- Can I force my household help to take holidays?
- Is the employee alowed to refrain from the work for safety reasons?
Continuation of wage payment
Gross / net wage
Wage deductions
- My employee is Swiss / has a permit C - why do you deduct withholding tax?
- What do these abbreviations stand for: AHV, IV, EO, ALV, FAK and VK?
- What additional costs do I have to pay as an employer if I officially register my domestic help?
- What will be deducted from my employee’s salary if I officially register him/her?