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Childcare at home in Jura: what your household owes as employer

This page is for a household whose childcare Helper does work like this:

  • After-school supervision
  • Daytime childcare support
  • Meal and routine help for children
  • Homework-time presence
  • Family schedule support

What does a household that employs a childcare Helper in Jura have to do?

  1. Register your Helper with Etablissement cantonal des assurances sociales du Jura within 30 days of the first working day under the simplified settlement procedure.
  2. Helpore found no legal minimum for a childcare Helper in Jura. With the optional payroll plans Helpore Admin or Admin Light, pay at least Helpore Admin's own floor: CHF 21.40 an hour, plus holiday pay.
  3. Give at least 4 weeks of paid holidays a year. For irregular work only, add 8.33 % holiday pay to every hour, written in the contract and shown on each payslip; the holidays are still taken.
  4. Pay social insurance (AHV/IV/EO), unemployment insurance and family allowance contributions, and insure your Helper against accidents.
  5. The Jura standard contract requires the household to take out daily sickness benefit insurance (Art. 22 RSJU 222.153.22).

What differs in Jura

  • The federal standard contract for domestic work (NAV) excludes people mainly responsible for childcare, so it sets no minimum for a childcare Helper.
  • After probation, notice in Jura follows the canton's own steps by years of service.
  • The Jura standard contract for domestic work covers a childcare Helper too.

The lowest hourly wage for a childcare Helper in Jura in 2026

The federal standard contract for domestic work (NAV) does not cover a childcare Helper. Helpore Admin applies its hourly wages as Helpore Admin's own floor, not a legal minimum.

2026
QualificationLowest hourly wage
No qualification
CHF 21.40 · Helpore Admin's own floor, not a legal minimum
No legal minimum found
At least four years of household experience
CHF 22.30 · Helpore Admin's own floor, not a legal minimum
No legal minimum found
Three year certificate (EFZ)
CHF 24.55 · Helpore Admin's own floor, not a legal minimum
No legal minimum found

From 1 January 2027

2027
QualificationLowest hourly wage
No qualification
CHF 21.40 · Helpore Admin's own floor, not a legal minimum · provisional until the new figure is published
No legal minimum found
At least four years of household experience
CHF 22.30 · Helpore Admin's own floor, not a legal minimum
No legal minimum found
Three year certificate (EFZ)
CHF 24.55 · Helpore Admin's own floor, not a legal minimum
No legal minimum found

Contributions in Jura in 2026: who pays what

For 8 h a week at CHF 30.00 an hour, a gross month of CHF 1’130.69
ContributionRateHousehold paysDeducted from the Helper's wage
AHV/IV/EO5.3 %CHF 59.95CHF 59.95
Unemployment insurance (ALV)1.1 %CHF 12.45CHF 12.45
Family allowance fund (FAK)2.75 %CHF 31.10CHF 0.00
Compensation office administration costs2.5 % of all AHV/IV/EO contributionsCHF 3.00CHF 0.00
TotalCHF 106.50CHF 72.40
8 h a week · CHF 30.00 an hourCHF 1’244.49

a month · CHF 35.90 per hour worked

WageCHF 1’040.00
Public holidays 0.39 %CHF 4.06
Holiday pay 8.33 %CHF 86.63
Employer contributionsCHF 106.50
Accident insuranceCHF 7.30
You pay a monthCHF 1’244.49
Your hours, your wage

The full cost of a Helper in Jura, line by line

How many weeks of paid holidays does a Helper get in the canton of Jura, and what applies on public holidays?

At least 4 weeks of paid holidays a year, and 5 weeks in these cases:

  • under age 20
  • from age 50
  • after 10 years with the same household

Source: CTT personnel de l'économie domestique, RSJU 222.153.22, art. 17, art. 18 al. 2, art. 15, read on 9 October 2026.

Probation and notice in Jura

Probation: 1 month.

Notice during probation: 7 days.

Notice after probation

  • Year 1 of service: 1 month, to the end of a month.
  • Years 2 to 5 of service: 2 months, to the end of a month.
  • From year 6 of service: 3 months, to the end of a month.

Source: Art. 3, 7, 8, read on 28 September 2026

What goes in writing in Jura

Helpore has found no cantonal rule in Jura that adds a written duty to the federal rules.

Standard contract and offices

Neighbouring cantons

Optional help with the paperwork: Helpore Admin files it for you, Helpore Admin Light prepares it

You have someone and stay in control

Helpore Admin Light

CHF 15.90 per month

Your month at 8 h and CHF 30.00CHF 1’260.39

  • Your Helper's payslip every month
  • Contributions worked out to the rappen
  • Every document in order
Set up Helpore Admin Light

You have someone and want it fully handled

Helpore Admin

CHF 23.90 per month

Your month at 8 h and CHF 30.00CHF 1’268.39

  • Registration of the employment
  • Monthly payroll, payslips and contributions
  • Insurance administration and the year end statement
Set up Helpore Admin

Your household is the employer. Both plans are optional, and Helpers never pay a fee.

Questions about employing a childcare Helper in Jura

What is the lowest hourly wage for a childcare Helper in Jura in 2026?

Helpore found no legal minimum for this role in Jura. If you use Helpore Admin or Admin Light, the lowest wage is CHF 21.40 an hour plus holiday pay, Helpore Admin's own floor.

How much paid holiday does a childcare Helper get in Jura?

At least 4 weeks a year. Holiday pay of 8.33 % on every hour: irregular work only, written in the contract and on each payslip; the holidays are still taken.

How much notice does the household give a childcare Helper in Jura?

During probation, the notice is 7 days; in the first year of service, 1 month to the end of a month. After that, the notice grows with the years of service.

What must the household put in writing in Jura?

Helpore found no written duty in Jura beyond the federal rules.

Which rule sets the lowest wage for a childcare Helper in Jura?

CHF 21.40 an hour: Helpore Admin's own floor, not a legal minimum.

Does the federal standard contract for domestic work cover a childcare Helper?

No. It excludes people mainly responsible for childcare, so a childcare Helper falls outside it.

Does the lowest wage for a childcare Helper change on 1 January 2027?

No. On the figures published so far, the lowest wage in Jura stays the same.

Where does the household register a childcare Helper in Jura?

With Etablissement cantonal des assurances sociales du Jura, the compensation office for the canton, within 30 days of the first working day under the simplified settlement procedure.

How long is the probation for a childcare Helper in Jura?

Probation lasts 1 month, with a notice of 7 days during it.

Does the household need daily sickness benefit insurance in Jura?

Yes. The contrat-type de travail pour le personnel de l'économie domestique du canton du Jura requires the household to take it out (Art. 22 RSJU 222.153.22).