I'm looking for cleaning help in Zug canton and just found Homeservice24.
Are they legit? anyone have any experiences with them?
Hi,
The '24' suite of platforms (Homeservice, Petsitting, Babysitter, Tutor, Senior, etc.) are simply connection platforms to help match people who have household jobs to offer with those offering services.
It's up to the employer to do due diligence when interviewing and hiring an employee, as well as to ensure that you are paying your employee correctly. (Many use a service to figure out proper taxes, social contributions, holiday pay, etc. Quitt.ch is one such service.)
I've not used Homeservice, but have used the sister platform Petsitting. I browse through in a potential sitter's dossier to determine if it is worth contacting that person, and then the rest is on me - interviewing, background checks, ensuring employment eligibility, hiring, employment contract, management of the employee, etc.
I am usually looking for someone more qualified/skilled than the average person who wants a casual job, so I have only found one person who met my needs in all these years. But thats not a criticism of the '24' platform, rather that it is perhaps not the place to find the specific niche I need. Plenty of people on EF, with needs perhaps different than mine, report finding their sitter via '24'.
I imagine it might be easier when looking for cleaning help than petsitting, simply because of the job needing done.
I maintain my membership because it is quite inexpensive - and when searching for a good employee with niche skills one should leave no stone unturned. I consider my membership money well spent.
Similarly I have used only their sister website - babysitting24, was recommended by a friend. They are legit but what meloncollie told holds.
I find it a plus to be able to choose by postcode and language.
membership fee: I did not upgrade immediately and received after a week or two an offer for 1/3 discount.