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Swiss payroll, right next to your HR records

Payroll by company, withholding tax, pension fund (LPP/BVG), family allowances, cross-border workers and salary certificates. Changes recorded in Illizeo feed straight into payroll.

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app.illizeo.meIllizeoCalculation scopePay runsPayslipsWithholding taxLPPCertificatesSettingsSwiss payroll · October 2026LMCompany by company: who calculates, and the data to complete.CompanyPayroll engineStatusStaffIllizeo Romandie SAIllizeoEmployer complete42Atelier Léman SàrlIllizeo3 missing items18Services Nord AGCurrent providerData sent65Logistique Genève SAIllizeoEmployer complete27Atelier Léman Sàrl: 2 missing permits, 1 LPP registration to completeComplete
Calculation scope: payroll engine and data status, company by company (sample data).

Your payroll engine, or ours

Payroll in Illizeo

Illizeo runs payroll for each company in your group, within a scope you define.

Your current provider

Keep your payroll engine: Illizeo sends it complete, validated data. You choose company by company.

The payroll cycle, step by step

From HR changes to salary certificates.

  1. 1

    Changes

    HR

    Joiners, leavers and contract changes are entered once, in the HR record.

  2. 2

    Preparation

    Payroll officer

    Calculation scope, flagged missing data, import of variable items.

  3. 3

    Calculation

    Automatic

    By Illizeo or by your provider, depending on the company.

  4. 4

    Checks & accounting

    Payroll officerFinance

    Pay runs, accounting entries and the month’s changes.

  5. 5

    Payment & payslips

    FinanceEmployees

    Salary payments and payslips made available.

  6. 6

    Year end

    Payroll officer

    Salary certificates and annual statements.

Every employee receives their payslip

Payslips are made available to employees in Illizeo.

  • Contribution details: AVS/AI/APG, AC, LPP/BVG, withholding tax, family allowances.
  • Salary certificates and annual statements at year end.
  • SFTP delivery: payroll files can be dropped on the server of your choice (SFTP exports).
PayslipLéa Martin · October 2026Base salary7'500.00AVS / AI / APG-397.50AC-82.50LPP / BVG-375.00Withholding tax-610.40Family allowances311.00Net payCHF 6'345.60Download PDFSample data
Payslip (sample data).

Swiss specifics

Withholding tax
Calculation, and employer corrections for past periods.
Pension fund (LPP/BVG)
Contributions calculated from each employee’s insurance profile.
Family allowances
Paid with the salary.
Cross-border workers
Support for cross-border workers, including those living in France.
Insurance
Insurance profiles and registrations with institutions.
Configuration
Wage types and payroll accounts, across several cantons.
Year end
Salary certificates and annual statements.

Who does what

HR

Feed

  • Records changes in the employee record
  • Completes flagged missing data
  • Manages registrations with institutions

Payroll officer

Calculate

  • Sets the calculation scope
  • ApprovalChecks pay runs
  • Handles withholding tax and corrections
  • Produces salary certificates

Finance

Pay

  • Receives the accounting entries
  • ApprovalExecutes payments

Employee

View

  • Accesses their payslips
  • Receives their salary certificate

Connected to the rest of Illizeo

What it receives

Employee recordContracts, permits, registrations: missing data is flagged before calculation.
Employee referralApproved referral bonuses reach payroll.
ImportVariable items are imported before calculation.
Swiss payrollIllizeo module

What it feeds

AccountingAccounting entries for each pay run.
EmployeesPayslips, certificates and annual statements.
SFTP exportsFiles delivered to your server. Learn more

Payroll that starts from your HR data

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