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| For those of you who have experience with aupairs/nannies, or those who dont (please think of this as a hypothetical question): You are married, have kids and needed a nanny cause both of you worked, how much would you be willing to pay this person for say, 35-40 hrs a week of work? Most aupairs will be required to do some housework, if not all of it.
Generally an aupair will be paid between 700-1000chf a month live-in (which means they dont have to pay for rent or food if at home). Even then, does that not seem slightly underpaid? Im having conflicting reports as to what is normal or appropriate. Ive heard what some people earn in the expat community (rather large amounts) but am unsure as to what the wages are like for the majority of the Swiss population.
Im just trying to work out what to sell myself for, after all its so expensive to have any fun here - no matter what you do. | |
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Let me give you some information here.
Nannies - the general salary here is anywhere between 3500 and 4500. There will be no pension contribution in that amount but the social side from the employers side will be paid on top of this although you won't see it. The deductions from this brutto amount will be the normal swiss if it is done legally and nothing if you come to some sort of arrangement -although your rights in the latter case will be reduced!
Aupair - you hit the nail on the head here 700 is typical live in and max 35 hrs per week and only light house work. There are serious restrictions though on being an aupair such as only EU or US, Canada and OZ, NZL citizens can apply. The maximum stay is an L permit ie 18 months. You cannot share the same mother tongue as the family so if 1 is English and the other German speaking that cuts out half of Europe plus the other countries and you are subject to quotas in the same way as other employees. As you can imagine I see it all as part of the big conspiracy to stop mothers going to work...
If you want to discuss any points mentioned above, know where to advertise your services etc let me know.