Hire and insure private childcare correctly

We take care of the registration, administration and billing of your private babysitter, nanny or rent-a-grandma. Sample employment contract, hourly registration and insurances included.
Simple, fair, digital.

For all types of private childcare

Babysitter

Hourly operations

Often students

Mostly employed as minijobber

Nanny

Regular operations

Training in the pedagogical field

Midi-, part- or full-time job

Rent-a-Grandma

At retirement age

Private experience in childcare

All employment types

quitt includes everything parents need as private employers

Registration of your childcare with all involved authorities.

Registration and settlement of compulsory insurances

Legally correct sample employment contract

Monthly payroll according to legal requirements

Personal customer support and practical templates

Digital customer portal incl. working time recording and vacation calculator

Annual wage tax certificate and cost overview

Reimbursement in case of sickness, accident and pregnancy

Application for tax reduction

How quitt works

Find childcare

You independently search for a babysitter, nanny or rent-a-grandma.

Register with quitt

Record employment

Determine salary and use quitt’s handy contract template.

Make use of time

Enjoy more free time and a correct, fair working relationship.

Register and save taxes

The correct registration of your babysitter, nanny or rent-a-grandma is tax deductible. Up to 2/3 of the total employer costs (up to 4.000€ per child) can be deducted from the tax.

EXACT CALCULATION

So what does quitt cost?

6 €

monthly fee

1 €

per hour worked

Per hour worked

No registration fee

No minimum contract term

Cancel anytime

6 €

Monatsgebühr

1 €

pro Arbeitsstunde

Keine versteckten Kosten

Keine Anmeldegebühr

Keine Mindestlaufzeit

Jederzeit kündbar

The best arguments for choosing quitt

Tailor-made

Based on your information, quitt will know what you need. We decide with which authorities we have to register you and which social security contributions you have to pay as a result of your employment. quitt ensures that your employment is managed professionally and socially just.

Compliant with law

No stress with changes in the law – quitt remains up to date for you! Every year, we revise all rates of our partners, compensation offices and authorities in Germany!

Everything from a single source

Instead of communicating with many different authorities, you only communicate with quitt or conveniently log in to your personal customer account. In addition to practical templates, you will find all the necessary information and documents concerning your employment.

Lean back and relax

quitt takes care of all your paperwork and communicates with all relevant authorities: Registers, administers, pays your bills and supports you in all aspects of your employment. Other providers may tell you what to do but only quitt actually does it for you so that you can sit back and relax!

GET STARTED

«quitt is a real relief»

For a long time we settled our cleaning help with the compensation office ourselves. Until she was unfortunately ill for a long time and this complicated the circumstances of the employment. quitt immediately supported us competently after inquiry, after which we decided to use the service. We are super happy.

– Steffi, employer (quitt customer from Switzerland)

«I do not do undeclared work»

I would also like to convince other employers to bill my employment with the help of quitt. Then I know that everything is correct and my employers also save time and nerves.

– Eloisa, employee (quitt customer from Switzerland)

«Your system is great»

It is shocking how much money cleaning institutes make from the cleaners and customers with an often lousy service. My cleaner now has 10 francs more per hour, better conditions and I pay less [...].

– Lukas, employer (quitt customer from Switzerland)

«quitt leaves me with the most money»

When someone accounts for my hours using quitt, I am left with the most money at the end of the month. I log into the system regularly, for example, to check my monthly payslips.

– Kaneha, employee (quitt customer from Switzerland)

«Spick and span!»

All documents as templates, easy management of contracts, competent and fast customer support, automatic billing as well as support in finding a cleaner - no wishes are left unfulfilled.

– Felicitas, employer (quitt customer from Switzerland)

«quitt is a fair solution for me»

quitt is a fair solution for me. With it, my employment contract and insurances as well as social deductions are correct and my employer receives support for questions concerning the employment relationship.

– Karen, employee (quitt customer from Switzerland)

Good to know for employers and employees

Which activities are part of household-related services?

Your household help may perform all so-called household-related activities in the…

Where do I find a household help?

Whether cleaning, childcare, gardening, or support for seniors, domestic help is in great demand…

What is a fair wage for a private domestic help?

The minimum wage is a legally prescribed wage limit that may not be undercut…

Who can use quitt?

quitt is aimed at private employers of domestic help of any kind with a salary of max. 520 euros per month or 6.240 euros per year. This type of employment is called minijob. Your domestic helper may earn a total of max. 520 euros per month for all minijobs together, unless she/he has a main job that is subject to insurance, in which case she/he may have one minijob with a salary of up to 520 euros.

Soon we will extend our quitt service to all domestic helpers, that means in the area of Midijobs, regardless of their earnings.

Why is it important to register my housekeeper?

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.

Which roles can I hire within the private household?

The roles must include household-related activities that are usually performed by individuals in the household. These are usually activities such as cleaning, child or elderly care, shopping, gardening, or pet sitting.

How do I request the tax reduction and how can I claim it back?

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.

We take care of the registration, administration and billing of your private babysitter, nanny or rent-a-grandma. Sample employment contract, hourly registration and insurances included. Simple, fair, digital.