Do I need French to work in Lausanne?

Basic French helps a lot, since most households in Lausanne communicate in French. Many families at EPFL and the CHUV also speak English. You list your languages with a level in your profile, and households see them before booking.

Can I also work in Morges or Vevey from Lausanne?

Yes. You set your own radius and can add municipalities or the whole canton of Vaud as your area. Morges and Vevey are 15 to 20 minutes away by train.

Do I need experience to start in Lausanne?

Experience helps but is not required. You choose which services you offer and state your experience level per service. You need the right to work in Switzerland and to pass identity verification.

How much can I earn in Lausanne?

You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton VD. Helpore takes 0% commission from your wage, so you keep 100% of the agreed gross wage.

Is the work declared and insured?

Yes. You get an employment contract, AHV contributions are recorded in your name and occupational accident insurance applies from your first working hour.

Does Helpore cost me anything?

No. Signing up is free and Helpore never charges Helpers to find work.

Helper jobs in canton VD

Cleaning, Nanny & Housekeeping Jobs in Lausanne

Lausanne keeps growing around its university, EPFL and the CHUV, and many working households between Ouchy, Chailly and Pully need reliable support at home and with the children. French-speaking Switzerland is its own market with its own language: here your French counts more than your German.

Lausanne keeps growing around its university, EPFL and the university hospital, and many working households between Ouchy, Chailly and Pully need reliable support. The m2 metro and buses take you to Renens, Prilly and Épalinges without a car.

Signing up is free. Before you can accept bookings you need the right to work in Switzerland and the required checks.

How Helpore works for Helpers

What you get as an employee

What the three names mean for you

Helpore Admin: a household employs you on a written contract and stays your employer. Helpore does the administration under the household's authorization: your monthly payslip, the social contributions, your yearly wage summary and, where one is issued, your official salary certificate in January. The household pays Helpore for this; you never pay Helpore a fee.
Helpore Admin Light: a household employs you, stays your employer and pays your wage to you directly. Helpore prepares the figures, your payslips and a yearly wage summary. The household pays Helpore for this; you never pay Helpore a fee.
Helpore Flex: households will book you on Helpore for one visit or for regular visits. Flex is not open yet and opens only once its Swiss licences are in hand. The household that books you will be your employer and will pay Helpore's fee on top of your rate.

The household that books you is your employer.
AHV contributions are recorded in your name.
Occupational accident cover from your first hour.
Paid holidays: under a contract Helpore Admin draws up for the household, or under the agreed terms Helpore Admin Light records for it, holidays are paid time off, unless your hourly wage adds holiday pay to every hour instead. Once Helpore Flex opens, holiday pay for Flex visits comes on top of your rate and shows separately on your payslip.
Real Swiss payroll gives you a payslip. With Helpore Admin you also get your yearly wage summary and, where one is issued, your official salary certificate in January; with Helpore Admin Light, a yearly wage summary.
Helpore Admin and Helpore Admin Light: paid on the household's payout day, the 25th unless you agreed otherwise. Once Helpore Flex opens, Flex visits are paid on the first Wednesday after the visit counts as completed, one day after it ends.
Your own gross hourly rate, never below CHF 24.55 in Lausanne.
You never pay Helpore a fee, and Helpore takes nothing from your wage.

Why cleaners and nannies in Lausanne choose Helpore

0% commission from your wage

Helpore never deducts a commission from your wage.

Declared from hour one

A real employment contract, AHV contributions in your name and occupational accident insurance from your first hour. Your work counts toward your pension and can be proven.

You choose your area and hours

Pick your services, your area in and around Lausanne and your real availability. Households come to you.

Working areas in and around Lausanne

Helpers on Helpore cover neighbourhoods and towns including Ouchy, Sous-Gare, Chailly, Montoie, Pully, Prilly, Renens, Épalinges, Lutry, Crissier, Morges. You define your own working area and radius.

Lausanne is steep but well served: the m2 metro links Ouchy with Épalinges, the m1 runs to Renens and EPFL, and tl buses cover Prilly, Pully and Lutry. By train you are in Morges or Vevey in minutes.

Your wage in Lausanne

On Helpore your rate is never below CHF 24.55 in Lausanne.

By law, the minimum in Lausanne is CHF 20.35 an hour from an average of five hours a week with the same household. The standard employment contract for domestic work sets CHF 20.35 for unskilled work, CHF 22.30 from four years of experience or with an EBA and CHF 24.55 with an EFZ.

The canton of Vaud has no cantonal minimum wage, so the minimums of the standard employment contract for domestic work apply.

Your rate step starts at CHF 26.00, a suggestion you can change.

Questions about Helper jobs in Lausanne

Do I need French to work in Lausanne?: Basic French helps a lot, since most households in Lausanne communicate in French. Many families at EPFL and the CHUV also speak English. You list your languages with a level in your profile, and households see them before booking.
Can I also work in Morges or Vevey from Lausanne?: Yes. You set your own radius and can add municipalities or the whole canton of Vaud as your area. Morges and Vevey are 15 to 20 minutes away by train.
Do I need experience to start in Lausanne?: Experience helps but is not required. You choose which services you offer and state your experience level per service. You need the right to work in Switzerland and to pass identity verification.
How much can I earn in Lausanne?: You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton VD. Helpore takes 0% commission from your wage, so you keep 100% of the agreed gross wage.
Is the work declared and insured?: Yes. You get an employment contract, AHV contributions are recorded in your name and occupational accident insurance applies from your first working hour.
Does Helpore cost me anything?: No. Signing up is free and Helpore never charges Helpers to find work.