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Cantonal compliance guide
The federal framework for household employment applies everywhere in Switzerland, but Zurich 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 Zurich.
Zurich has no separate cantonal statutory minimum wage for household work, so the federal model contract for domestic work (NAV Hauswirtschaft) sets the floor. Helpore enforces the applicable floor — the higher of the federal NAV minimum and any cantonal minimum — on every booking in Zurich.
Household employers resident in Zurich register the employment with the AHV compensation office responsible for Zurich and pay contributions from the first franc. The exact office and any registration deadline are set at cantonal level — confirm them with the Zurich 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 Zurich — typically around 1–3% and paid by the employer — so confirm the current Zurich rate before relying on a figure.
If your helper is taxed at source, the withholding-tax tariff is set by Zurich 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 Zurich: where Zurich sets a cantonal statutory minimum wage that applies, otherwise the federal NAV Hauswirtschaft minimum does.
With the AHV compensation office responsible for Zurich. 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.