Correctly register, employ & engage your cleaner

quitt is a service for private employers of domestic help. This includes, among other things, the employment of cleaners, babysitters and nannies, gardeners or elderly carer.

quitt takes over the entire administration and accounting of the private employment relationship, regardless of the amount of the salary. This means, quitt covers mini-jobs as well as midi-jobs, part-time and full-time employments.

An official employment relationship is not only required by law, but also brings many advantages for employers.
You as an employer create a legal and fair working relationship with your domestic helper, have tax advantages, are covered in case of a work accident, and enjoy a right to reimbursement for absences due to illness or pregnancy thanks to the employers’ insurance.
Your domestic helper, on the other hand, contributes to society, has a right to paid leave and social, pension, health, and accident insurances.
Furthermore, both you and your employee may be subject to high financial penalties and claims of social security contributions, either due to a work accident or via a random control of customs duty in Germany.

In the event of a work accident, illness or pregnancy, employer and employee are insured. This means that your domestic helper is entitled to continued payment of wages for the days on which the work would have been performed. However, you will be reimbursed of 60-80% of the wages paid in case of sickness and 100% in case of maternity.
You can easily enter the sick days in your customer area and quitt will request the reimbursement for you. The medical certificate of your employee should be stored in your personal documents.
This procedure also applies to sick leave due to a work accident. In addition, you must immediately report the accident to the statutory accident insurance.
In case of pregnancy, please contact our support team, we will assist you.

You will receive the money from the employer’s insurance directly to your bank account.

For the employment of a domestic helper in the private household, you will receive 20% (max. 42.50 euros per month or 510 euros per year) of the total employer costs back during your tax return. This tax benefit can sometimes be even higher than the employer costs you pay.
2/3 of the childcare costs (max. 4.000 euros per child) up to the age of 14 can be deducted from your tax declaration as a special expense.Please note that you can either claim back 20% of the total employer costs for household activities or 2/3 of the childcare costs for the same employee.
quitt provides the necessary documents for you to apply for a tax refund.

quitt takes over the entire registration, administration, and accounting processes of domestic helpers for private employers. Our service includes, among others, accounting, payment of social security contributions, submission of claims for reimbursement in the event of illness, pregnancy, or accident at work. As an employer, you have an online customer portal where all information about your employment relationship is made available to you. Here you will find all documents related to your employment relationship, such as a sample employment contract or your annual wage cost overview for the tax return. An overview of the hours worked and expenses or a holiday calculator is also available to you.