Tips and advice for families and professionals.
Tips and advice for families and professionals.
Read our guides on finding and hiring housekeepers.
The communities, official services and practical resources we recommend to families settling in Switzerland — from permits, registration and finding a home to health insurance, schools and employing someone at home.
A guide for housekeepers in Switzerland: hourly and monthly pay, deductions and net take-home, with a calculator.
A question guide for interviewing a housekeeper in Zurich and across Switzerland, from experience to references and AHV registration.
A guide to estimating how many hours of housekeeping you need in Zurich and Switzerland, by size and frequency, with typical rates.
A practical checklist for your housekeeper's first day in Zurich and Switzerland, from the legal side to day-to-day setup.
A guide to what to include in a housekeeper contract in Switzerland — from workload to pay, holidays and registration.
Key checks before hiring a housekeeper in Switzerland — from identity and work permit to avoiding undeclared work (Schwarzarbeit).
An overview of housekeeper costs in Zurich in 2026 — hourly rates, agency pricing, full-time ranges and employer on-costs.
Practical tips to get hired as a housekeeper in Zurich — being declared, your paperwork, languages, references and a profile that wins families.
A comparison of live-in and live-out housekeepers in Switzerland, with guidance on in-kind wages, cost and working time.
What Swiss families should know before hiring an international housekeeper — EU/EFTA right to work, the checks to make, and how to stay legal.
A practical guide to finding and choosing a reliable housekeeper in Zurich, including where to look, assessing profiles and checking references.
How to hire a housekeeper correctly in Switzerland — covering minimum wage, AHV registration, compulsory accident insurance and the contract.