# Notice for household work in 26 cantons, 2026: method

We compared the standard contract for household work of each of the 26 cantons with the CO. Helpore's rules hold one row per canton, built from the canton's official text and first read on 28 September 2026, with the articles and the source address. On 21 October 2026 we saved a copy of all 26 texts and checked every row, the written form included, against its copy. The rows matched, except in 4 places now shown in the tables and notes: the receipt rule in Lucerne, part time work in St. Gallen, the employer's apartment in Vaud and notice during probation in Neuchâtel.

The federal figures come from the CO, as above. The deadlines follow SECO's FAQ on notice, whose own worked example counts back from the last day of a month in the same way. "Notice in writing" means the canton's standard contract requires it. In Neuchâtel, the standard contract applies where there is a "communauté domestique" (RSN 225.42 art. 1 al. 1), that is where the Helper lives in the household, so its notice during probation (Art. 17 para. 2) and its written notice (Art. 18) apply to her. For a Helper who does not live in, the CO applies, with 7 days of notice during probation.

## Limitations

* We did not compare who each canton's standard contract covers. The cantonal labour office answers whether your Helper's work falls under it.
* Some cantons may have special rules beyond those the tables and notes show. The cantonal labour office answers whether one applies.
* Protection against notice during illness, accident and pregnancy follows the CO (Art. 336c) in every canton and is not compared here.

Every figure is rebuilt by the study model from the canton rows of the Helpore engine; a canton row that changes or is not verified stops the build. Each cell that is not confirmed prints the mark unverified, never a value. Sources: source-ledger.json.