Minimum wage rates for domestic employment

Anyone on either side of a domestic employment arrangement should be aware of these minimum wage rates which are reviewed each January.

The collective agreement is governed by the HausgehilfInnen und Hausangestelltengesetz (Domestic Helpers and Domestic Workers Act).

Source: https://www.dienstleistungsscheck-online.at/dienstleistungsscheck-webapp/about/arbeitgeber.jsf

The wage rates for 2023:

Minimum hourly wage 2023	per hour
​Cleaner, household help without cooking or simple garden work	€14.15
Cleaner following professional work (e.g. following decorating)	€18.99
Household help with cooking	€14.60
Childcare	€15.26
Care of the elderly (personal services such as support with personal care or dressing)	€19.21

One group member has told us:

Be careful, if you have no Dienstleistungsscheck you have to register your helping hand at the ÖGK social insurance. Missing the registration before your employee starts can cost approximately 1.000,00 Euro. If you pay under the minimum wage it can cost even more because there is a law which could be enforced with a penalty and you have to pay the missing difference to social insurance. If you've got a regular helping hand I'd recommend a tax counsellor who has got a payroll accountant or self-employed payroll accountant.

See also: https://www.bmaw.gv.at/Themen/Arbeitsrecht/Entlohnung-und-Entgelt.html