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Cantonal compliance guide
The federal framework for household employment applies everywhere in Switzerland, but Geneva sets some of its own rules — most importantly around minimum wage, the family-allowance rate and how withholding tax is handled. Here is what changes in Geneva.
Geneva applies a cantonal statutory minimum wage of CHF 24.59 per hour. Helpore enforces the higher of this cantonal floor and the federal model-contract (NAV Hauswirtschaft) minimum on every booking, so helpers in Geneva are always paid at or above the legal floor.
Household employers resident in Geneva register the employment with the AHV compensation office responsible for Geneva and pay contributions from the first franc. The exact office and any registration deadline are set at cantonal level — confirm them with the Geneva compensation office, or let Helpore handle the registration as part of setting up the employment.
First-pillar contributions (AHV/IV/EO at 5.3% each) and unemployment insurance (ALV at 1.1% each, up to CHF 148,200 a year) are federal and identical everywhere. The family-allowance contribution (FAK) is set by Geneva — typically around 1–3% and paid by the employer — so confirm the current Geneva rate before relying on a figure.
If your helper is taxed at source, the withholding-tax tariff is set by Geneva and there is no single national rate. Under the simplified settlement procedure the income tax is instead discharged at a flat 5% of gross, settled once a year through the compensation office.
Helpore always pays at or above the applicable floor in Geneva: where Geneva sets a cantonal statutory minimum wage that applies, otherwise the federal NAV Hauswirtschaft minimum does.
With the AHV compensation office responsible for Geneva. The exact office and any deadline can be confirmed with the cantonal authorities, and Helpore can handle the registration as part of setting up the employment.
Helpore registers the employment, allocates payroll, arranges insurance and produces the documents — so the compliance steps below are taken care of for you.