Guides: hiring household staff
What a private household needs to know when hiring household staff and what applies to agencies, summarised per country from statutes and official pages, every statement with its source and retrieval date.
By country
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Hiring household staff in Switzerland
What a private household in Switzerland must consider when hiring household staff and what applies to placement agencies: cantonal licence and SECO register, fee limits, minimum wages under the NAV Hauswirtschaft and the Geneva CTT, AHV and the simplified accounting procedure, withholding tax, permits for staff from abroad. From official sources, as of October 2026.
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Hiring household staff in Germany
What a private household in Germany must consider when hiring household staff and what applies to placement agencies: trade registration instead of a licence, fee cap of 2,000 euros, minimum wage of 13.90 euros, Minijob and Haushaltsscheck, social insurance, tax reduction, work permits. From official sources, as of October 2026.
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Hiring household staff in France
What a private household in France, for example in Paris, must consider when hiring household staff and what applies to placement agencies: no licence, but a ban on fees charged to jobseekers, services à la personne, CESU and Pajemploi, collective agreement IDCC 3239, SMIC, tax credit of 50 percent, work permits. From official sources, as of October 2026.
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Hiring household staff in Monaco
What a private household in Monaco must consider when hiring household staff and what applies to agencies: work permit and hiring authorisation through the Service de l'Emploi, registration with the Caisses Sociales, contribution rates, minimum wage SMIC plus 5 percent, priority rules, rules on the Côte d'Azur. From official sources, as of October 2026.
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Hiring household staff in the United Kingdom
What a private household in the United Kingdom, for example in London, must consider when hiring household staff and what applies to agencies: no licence, Employment Agencies Act 1973 and Conduct Regulations 2003, Fair Work Agency, PAYE and National Insurance, National Living Wage, workplace pension, employers' liability insurance, Ofsted for nannies, right to work checks and visas. From official sources, as of October 2026.
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Hiring household staff in Dubai and the UAE
What a private household in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates must consider when hiring household staff and what applies to recruitment offices: MoHRE licence, Law No. 9 of 2022 with standard contract, probation, rest periods and leave, the offices' duty to replace and refund, sponsorship and visa, health insurance, disputes. From official sources, as of October 2026.