Frequently asked questions.

Our standard services have published prices. Payroll costs CHF 250 per month plus CHF 29 to CHF 44 per employee, and HR administration costs CHF 250 per month plus CHF 29 to CHF 59 per employee, depending on how complex your company is. For services priced on request, you receive a fixed-price quote in writing after the intro call, before any work begins.

HR administration carries out what you specify: recording, preparing, updating, filing and reporting, with the content you approve. That includes quick answers on procedures, deadlines, status and paperwork, without assessing a specific case. Our HR Business Partner assesses, recommends, drafts new content and supports you. Rule of thumb: if you tell us what to put in, it's HR administration. If you ask us what's right, it's HR Business Partner.

Quick answers on procedures, deadlines, status and paperwork are included in HR administration. Our HR Business Partner assesses a specific case at CHF 165 per hour.

No. We keep working in your current payroll software as long as the version you use is certified for Swissdec, and we check that before any electronic filing. If you don't have a suitable solution yet, we choose a certified one together.

Yes. We work with companies throughout Switzerland. Our processes are digital, so your location doesn't matter, and we meet in person whenever it makes sense.

To get started quickly, through a licensed employer of record partner; for a permanent presence, through your own Swiss entity. clever hr does not employ staff itself or lease personnel. For your entity, we handle employer registrations, employment contracts and payroll.

We process payroll and personnel data in Google Workspace. Data regions depend on the Workspace edition, the service involved and the current admin configuration. The website runs on Cloudflare, a US company certified under the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Processing follows the revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, in force since September 1, 2023. Only the people who need access to serve you have it. Our privacy policy has all the details.

Ongoing engagements run for an indefinite period and can be canceled with two months' notice to the end of a month; mandatory statutory termination rights remain unaffected. The clever hr portal has a three-month minimum term from launch, then one month's notice to the end of a month. You pay each month in advance, always at the full monthly price. The exact terms are in the quote before you sign.

Outplacement is professional support for employees who are leaving your company, for example after a termination or a restructuring. We help the person take their next career step, which keeps the transition fair and protects your reputation as an employer. It costs CHF 3'500 per person for 20 hours of support over three months, including preparation and follow-up.

In most cases we're ready within a few days. After a short call, we agree on the scope and transfer your data. Ongoing work begins once the first invoice has been paid, as set out in our terms.

Recruiting costs CHF 175 per hour, billed for time worked. You pay for the actual work: search, outreach and interviews.

Swissdec is the Swiss standard for reporting payroll data electronically, in a single submission, to the AHV compensation fund, insurers, Suva, the tax office and the Federal Statistical Office. What matters is that your payroll software is certified in the version you use, and we check that before any electronic filing.

AHV, IV and EO come to 10.6 percent combined, split equally between employer and employee. Unemployment insurance, occupational pension and accident insurance come on top. We calculate every deduction correctly and file it for you.

We handle payroll, social insurance, employment contracts, reference letters, onboarding and offboarding, recruiting and advice on employment law. You keep the decisions; we take on the ongoing work and bring the expertise.

At that size, a dedicated HR specialist is often too expensive, yet management is already stretched thin. Outsourcing gives you expertise without the fixed cost of a full-time hire and lowers the risk of costly payroll and legal mistakes. You pay only for what you actually need.

Yes. You continue to make every decision on hiring, pay and terminations. We prepare, advise and handle the execution, so you keep full oversight of your people and the final say.