Hiring a cleaner comes with an additional expense. On the other hand, you have more free time. But does the relationship pay off? We have compiled the most important arguments to make it easier for you to decide for or against a cleaner .
The costs: How much do I have to pay for a cleaner?
Not every cleaner earns the same amount. The average wage is usually in a range between 20 and 30 CHF, whereby very cheap offers are rather rare.
However, the wage that a domestic help receives per hour is not the only cost factor. In addition, you have to pay social security contributions if you act as an employer.
The costs are therefore automatically incurred. These amount to a total of 10.1% for AHV, IV, EO and ALV and are borne equally by you as a potential employer and by the cleaning staff themselves.
With an actual hourly wage of CHF 25, a little more than 5% is spent on insurance. You would therefore come up with an amount of CHF 26.25, so that your private cleaning lady would have CHF 23.75 at his disposal.
It is also necessary to take out accident insurance that covers the time that the domestic help is working for you. Up to 8 hours a week are covered by regular employee accident insurance. Here you have to reckon with annual costs of around CHF 100.
Hiring a cleaner: Is there an easier way?
Don't feel like dealing with bureaucratic hurdles? In this case, it makes sense to have one Mediation platform, like Suuber. This gives you a simple comparison of all costs. In addition, you can take care of all insurances as well Registrations via the portal .
The costs are moderate and only add about CHF 1.40 per hour to your budget. Especially with regard to the costs of your own insurance, this can even pay off financially.
Cleaning yourself: Can't I just do the household chores myself?
Everyone has the right to decide for or against a domestic help. Especially with demanding jobs that take up a lot of time, it is not always easy to have enough free time.
Ultimately, you ask yourself a simple question: How much time is your free time worth to you?
Use your own hourly wage as a basis
It is not always easy to find objective criteria for measuring the value of a cleaning aid. Nevertheless, calculating your own wages is a good starting point to check whether it is worth hiring a cleaner for a few hours.
Rechnen Sie daher am besten Ihren eigenen Stundenlohn aus und überlegen Sie, ob es für Sie nicht sinnvoller wäre, eine Stunde Zeit zu gewinnen, da Sie regulär vermutlich wesentlich mehr verdienen würden, als Sie für die Bezahlung einer Haushaltshilfe aufwenden müssen.
Put the remaining time in relation to the costs
In addition to the pure costs, which are certainly of great relevance, the time factor for keeping one's own apartment clean is underestimated. The best way to get this clear is based on a typical working day.
If you work a regular 8 hours, only take a 30-minute break and also only drive 30 minutes to work, you will be away from home for at least 9 hours. You also spend 1 or even 2 hours on daily care, eating, etc., so that with 8 hours of sleep you only have 5 or 6 hours of remaining time.
Consider that you haven't had any time with your family and haven't practiced a hobby. The time for necessary activities that can be distributed elsewhere should not be underestimated.
Quality and speed
If you have been working in your job for a number of years, you have developed certain routines and are certainly faster than new colleagues, right? The same will happen to you compared to an experienced cleaner.
Optimized workflows, the the right cleaning supplies as well as the permanent preoccupation with the topic mean that cleaning staff usually work much faster and more efficiently than they could do it themselves.
Incidentally, there are much more pleasant tasks than cleaning the toilet, removing limescale from the shower wall or wiping the floor.
Pure luxury: Can I enjoy not having to clean anymore?
The more commitments you have, the more important it becomes to make time for the really important things in life. To keep an Apartment clean and well maintained is certainly important, but fortunately transferrable.
So take advantage of your opportunities and look forward to returning to a clean, freshly cleaned house every day without having to do anything about it.
With Suuber to more freedom
Use the opportunity to register for free on Suuber and immediately search for a Cleaner near you. In this way, the wish quickly becomes reality and, thanks to numerous adjustment criteria, you can always keep an eye on the price and the tasks.