Payrolling
Network & compliance
New · Payroll outsourcing
−64 %
Payroll accounting in your name. You only approve the payments.
Your own Abacus client, fixed price per payslip. Example with 25 employees: around 64 % cheaper than an in-house position plus fiduciary/accountant.
Payrolling Switzerland · Market leader
You want to do your work, not the payroll? Use our payroll service by experts for experts – and as the only payroller, we take you into your next project via RM IT.
Pension fund at the statutory minimum, lowest deductions – the maximum lands in your account today.
Always included: accident insurance (UVG) from the first working day, daily sickness benefits (KTG) and supplementary accident cover with a 2-day waiting period.
1998
founded – owned by its active management ever since
200+
clients across all industries – your network for the next assignment
500+
experts on assignment
1–3 days
after your timesheet is approved, the salary is in your account
By experts for experts
When RM Group was founded in 1998, one thing quickly became clear: payroll and invoicing cost contractors and companies alike an enormous amount of time. So we developed our own payroll service – and have been handling the entire administration in a legally compliant and efficient way ever since.
You get the all-round carefree package. We do our job so that you can do yours even better.
Payroll solutions for everyone
For contractors
Employed instead of self-employed: full social insurance, pension fund, salary certificate – and your net salary is known before the first working day.
For companies
You manage the work, we take care of employment, salary, insurance and CBA compliance. One invoice per month – not thirty payslips.
Want to remain the employer? Payroll outsourcing: payroll accounting in your name, your own Abacus client.
For agencies
Staffing service providers hand their complete payroll administration over to us – white label, on their own Abacus client. You only pay out the salaries; we do everything else. Also for international agencies without a Swiss staff leasing licence.
How it works
From the first click to the first salary payment, everything runs in the portal – traceable for you and your client.
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Enter your personal details, photograph your ID, add your bank details. No appointment, no paper forms by post.
approx. 5 minutes02
The employment contract and assignment contract are generated automatically and legally signed by you and your client.
approx. 3 minutes03
File the timesheet approved by your client directly in the portal – PDF, Excel or photo. No emails, no chasing.
monthly04
Once your client has approved your timesheet, your salary is in your account within 1–3 days – with no fee for pre-financing or default risk.
after 1–3 daysMyAbacus · Your portal
We work on Abacus, Switzerland's number one business software. In MyAbacus you upload the timesheet approved by your client directly – the payslip is processed from it, and after 1–3 days the salary is in your account. Every payslip, every salary certificate, every contract: in one place.
Verify your identity, enter your details, done – fully online, even at the weekend.
Qualified electronic signature for employment and assignment contracts. Legally valid in Switzerland.
File your approved timesheet in MyAbacus – it goes straight into payroll processing. Salary after 1–3 days.
Payslips, salary certificates and contracts on Switzerland's most widely used business software. Swissdec-certified salary reporting.
MyAbacusDrop your approved timesheet here
PDF, Excel or photo · straight into payroll processing
Hours Sept.
182 h
Contract
signed
Salary
after 1–3 days
Your advantages
We take care of the paperwork – fast, reliable and digital via MyAbacus. Often with no paper at all.
You can sleep easy: our processes are ISO-certified, and we are solidly self-financed.
Even for complex questions. Our team of payroll specialists brings many years of experience and in-depth expertise.
No hidden costs. We itemise the payrolling fee explicitly – the BVG savings contribution separately from risk and administration.
Dealing with authorities, debates over legal questions, dunning: gone. You deliver the hours, we deliver the rest.
We go the extra mile and look after your concerns personally – by chat, phone or on site.
Cash-out comparison
As a specialised provider for professionals, we pay out more at the same client rate. In the example (male, 35–44 years) we compared our offer with that of a large Swiss competitor – as at 13 March 2025.
The difference comes mainly from daily sickness benefits: the competitor charges 3.2 % of the salary (employer and employee), with us it is 1.7 % (men) and 2.45 % (women) – fully borne by the employer. Add to that the flat BVG risk premium of 0.60 % at Profond and the favourable family allowance (FAK) rate in the canton of Zurich (1.25 %).
Insurance partners
Three partners, always the same – whether Grade 1, 4 or 9. The employer pays the premiums for the pension fund and daily sickness benefits.
Pension fund
Accident insurance
Daily sickness benefits & supplementary accident
Client testimonials
Registered on Monday evening, contract signed, on assignment by Tuesday. All in the browser – I never saw a single piece of paper.
We employ 40 external specialists through RM Payroll and don't have a single payslip in-house. The hours come straight from Abacus.
At last I can see what I'll take home before I start. The fee is transparent, the payslip easy to follow – down to the franc.
FAQ
Not covered? Your payroll specialist replies within two hours on working days.
With payrolling, you are employed by the payrolling agency – legally, the leasing company – with all the rights and obligations of permanent employment. The agency registers social insurance, taxes and the pension fund and pays them correctly. It concludes an assignment contract with the client (the hiring company); billing is on an hourly or daily basis. Your salary arrives on time – regardless of when the client pays. Up to an annual salary of CHF 148'200, the Staff Leasing CBA (GAV Personalverleih) applies, with subsidised further training, better daily sickness benefits cover and better pension provision.
Not to everyone. We specialise in office-based professions – IT specialists, project managers, scientists and other bright minds. Around half of our leased employees earn more than the CBA threshold of CHF 148'200 and need more than a standard payslip. Our clients come from banking, IT, insurance, pharma, industry and the public sector. Construction, hospitality, manufacturing or facility management are not our field – different risk classes, different insurance rates.
As soon as we receive your timesheet approved by the client, we process your salary – paid out after 1 to 3 days. We charge neither a fee for pre-financing the salary nor for the default risk – other practices on the market match neither our philosophy nor our understanding of the law.
We state our payrolling fee explicitly – usually per hour worked, regardless of salary and workload. At least as important are the non-wage labour costs: AHV/IV/EO/ALV (old-age, disability, loss-of-earnings and unemployment insurance) are the same everywhere; daily sickness benefits (KTG), the BVG (occupational pension) risk premium, FAK (family allowances) and the split between employer and employee differ considerably. Example from 13 March 2025 (male, 35–44): the competitor charges 3.2 % KTG (employer + employee), we charge 1.7 % or 2.45 % – borne entirely by the employer.
| Per 100 client rate | RM | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| BVG (employer) | −1.90 | −1.85 |
| AHV, ALV (employer) | −5.58 | −5.71 |
| KTG (employer) | −1.52 | −1.43 |
| UVG (Z) | −0.39 | −0.37 |
| Other (FAK etc.) | −1.47 | −1.43 |
| Gross salary | 89.16 | 89.23 |
| BVG (employee) | −1.90 | −1.85 |
| AHV, ALV (employee) | −5.58 | −5.71 |
| KTG (employee) | 0 (employer-funded) | −1.42 |
| Accident (NBU) | −0.49 | −0.58 |
| Net | 81.20 | 79.66 |
AHV is standardised, almost everything else is not. Pension fund: we show the savings contribution separately from risk and administration; Profond paid 8 % interest in 2024, while many providers pay only the minimum rate. Daily sickness benefits: 80 % or 90 % depending on the package, 2 waiting days instead of 3, maternity at 80–90 % of the full salary instead of just the EO daily allowance. Accident: salaries above CHF 148'200 are fully covered by excess insurance.
Register for free, see your net salary, sign your contract. No minimum term, no setup fee.
