Helpore Is Now Open for Helpers
It's official: the helper side of Helpore is live. If you clean, care for children, work as an au pair or help around the home, you can join Helpore today. Build your profile, set your own rate, and get set up before households start booking.
This is the moment we have been building toward. Helpore was designed to give domestic workers in Switzerland something the cash market never has: declared work from the first hour, with AHV/AVS and insurance, while you keep 100% of your wage. Now you can sign up and claim your place as one of our first helpers.
Are you a cleaner, nanny or home helper? Create your free Helper profile and join as a Founding Helper.
What you can do today
Signing up is free and takes a few minutes. Once you have an account, you can:
- Build a public profile that households can find, with your services, experience, languages and working areas.
- Set your own hourly rate. You decide your number, and Helpore never sets it for you.
- Set your real availability. Choose the days, hours and areas you actually want to work.
- Add your documents so your profile can be verified.
Once your profile is verified, it is ready to be matched with booking requests from households nearby. The full public launch to households across Switzerland is on 1 September 2026, and households can already send booking requests before then, so the sooner your profile is ready, the better placed you are.
Why work through Helpore
We built Helpore around one principle: the person doing the work should be properly paid and properly protected. That shows up in four ways.
1. Free to join, and you keep 100% of your wage
Joining Helpore is free for helpers, and there is no commission taken from your pay. You keep 100% of your agreed gross wage. The household pays a separate service fee on top of your rate, so your earnings are never reduced by a platform cut. You never pay Helpore to get work.
2. You set your own rate
You are not slotted into a fixed price. You set your own hourly rate and choose your availability and working areas. If you are not sure where to pitch it, our guide on how much to charge as a cleaner or nanny walks through a simple method.
3. Declared from the first hour
Every hour you work through Helpore is declared work. From day one you have:
- an employment contract,
- AHV/AVS registration, and
- mandatory accident insurance.
Helpore handles the paperwork and payroll, including the annual salary certificate (Lohnausweis). You get a documented income record that counts toward your pension and supports permit and loan applications, which is something cash work can never give you. We explain the difference in cash payments versus compliant work.
4. The admin is handled for you
Helpore takes care of contracts, registrations, payroll and salary certificates, so you can focus on the work itself.
Declared work means AHV from the first franc
Many people assume that small or occasional domestic work is "too little" to declare. For private households, that is not how the rules work.
In a private household there is no minimum earnings threshold for AHV/AVS. Contributions are due from the first franc, no matter how few hours you work. The only narrow exception is for workers aged 25 or under earning up to CHF 750 per year with the same household. The employee share, around 5.3% for AHV/IV/EO plus unemployment insurance, is deducted from your gross wage and builds your pension.
This is exactly why declared work is worth more than a slightly higher cash figure: those contributions become a pension, insurance cover and a record in your name.
The 2026 minimum wage for domestic work
Domestic work in Switzerland has a federally set minimum wage through the standard employment contract for the sector (NAV Hauswirtschaft). From 1 January 2026 the gross minimum hourly rates are:
| Qualification | Gross minimum (from 1 Jan 2026) |
|---|---|
| Unskilled | CHF 20.35/hour |
| Unskilled with 4+ years' experience, or EBA | CHF 22.30/hour |
| Skilled with EFZ (3-year apprenticeship) | CHF 24.55/hour |
These figures exclude holiday pay, and some cantons set higher floors (for example, Geneva at CHF 24.59 per hour). On Helpore you set your own rate above the legal minimum, and in practice most cleaners and nannies in private households earn CHF 25 to 34 per hour.
Know other great helpers? Earn CHF 35 each
The helpers we trust most often know other people who are just as good. So we made it rewarding to bring them in.
Once you join, you get a personal referral link in your dashboard. It points to the helper sign-up page with your code attached, for example /en/signup/helper?ref=YOURCODE. Share it with a cleaner, nanny or carer you rate.
- When someone new joins through your link and completes 30 booked hours through Helpore, you earn a CHF 35 cash payout.
- The person you refer joins as a Founding Helper and receives a welcome pack at home after their first 30 booked hours.
Referrals are for new helpers only. You cannot refer yourself or someone already registered with Helpore.
Be a Founding Helper
The first 100 helpers to join before launch are our Founding Helpers. As a Founding Helper you get:
- Founding status as soon as you join and are verified;
- Early access ahead of the 1 September 2026 public launch; and
- a welcome pack sent to your home after your first 30 booked hours.
Spots are limited, so the best time to set up your profile is now.
Get started
- Create your free Helper profile
- Learn how working as a Helper works
- How to find cleaning, nanny and home help work in Switzerland (2026 guide)
- How much should you charge as a cleaner or nanny?
Looking to hire instead of work? Create a free client account and be ready for the 1 September launch.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sign up as a helper right now?
Yes. The helper side is live across Switzerland. You can create a free account, build a public profile, set your services, your own rate and your real availability today. Once verified, your profile is ready for booking requests. The full public launch to households is on 1 September 2026.
What does it cost a helper to join?
Nothing. Joining is free, Helpore takes 0% commission, and you keep 100% of your gross wage. The household pays a separate service fee on top.
Do I get AHV and insurance from the first hour?
Yes. Your work is declared from the first hour with a contract, AHV/AVS registration and accident insurance. In a private household, AHV is due from the first franc. A narrow exception applies only to workers aged 25 or under earning up to CHF 750 a year per household.
What is the minimum wage for domestic work in 2026?
From 1 January 2026: CHF 20.35/hour unskilled, CHF 22.30 with 4+ years' experience or an EBA, and CHF 24.55 with an EFZ, excluding holiday pay. Some cantons set higher floors. On Helpore you set your own rate above the minimum.
How does the referral reward work?
Share your personal link (for example /en/signup/helper?ref=YOURCODE). When a new helper joins through it and completes 30 booked hours, you earn CHF 35. They join as a Founding Helper with a welcome pack. New helpers only.
Official sources
- SECO, NAV Hauswirtschaft, minimum wages from 1 January 2026: seco.admin.ch
- AHV/AVS domestic work leaflet 2.06 (2026): ahv-iv.ch/p/2.06.e