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How much do au pairs earn these days?

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collision · 26/08/2005 21:28

I know this has probably been done to death but I sort of searched and couldnt find anything.

We are moving to Cheshire from Italy and bringing an au pair with us. I need her to work over the lunchtime with 2 boys from 12-4pm and again in the evening at bathtime. She can have use of the car and all mornings and evenings free. She will be part of the family and eat with us and have her own room.

What do we pay her? Any ideas?

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Ameriscot2005 · 26/08/2005 22:15

You don't generally feed your cleaner or put a roof over her head...

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collision · 26/08/2005 22:10

Yes, CD. She will have sole charge of lunch with a 3 yr old and a 9 month old and then the baby goes to bed. The idea is that she is an extra pair of hands and can speak to the children in Italian so they can keep up with being bi-lingual (Ds1 that is) and I will be downstairs in the restaurant. She will hardly have anything to do really and I wouldnt expect her to clean.

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nannyjo · 26/08/2005 22:08

i think they deserve a decent wgae too, you'd have to pay a cleaner £7 and an au-pair £2????
Wheres the logic in that??
I'd like to think my au-pair would take greater care in her job (looking after my children!) then my cleaner

CountessDracula · 26/08/2005 22:03

I also pay my cleaner £7 an hour and my Nanny a lot more!

BUT , isn't an Au Pair meant to be over here living as part of the family earning pocket money and not in sole charge of small children, learning English and experiencing another culture for a pre-agreed paltry sum?

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collision · 26/08/2005 22:03

Thanks PPH.......I used to be a nanny and will not rip her off as it makes me I do realise though that the money I give her will be just for her and not bills and rent so that is to be taken into consideration.

She is also a friend and I want her to stay so I will pay her more!

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Ameriscot2005 · 26/08/2005 22:01

Bully for you, PPH.

Me, I'm obviously all fur coat and nae knickers

princesspeahead · 26/08/2005 21:57

ah well I pay my cleaner £7 per hour for a 25 hr week, my conscience stretches to cleaning staff as well.

anyway I'm off to bed, collision pay her what you think she is worth, not the lowest you can get away with. and remember she will very quickly meet 100s of other au pairs and compare notes so a tenner above going rate will buy you a lot of respect...!

Ameriscot2005 · 26/08/2005 21:54

Yeah, but they get a bit more than just the monetary reward.

And it's not all childcare - it's about half childcare, half cleaning.

princesspeahead · 26/08/2005 21:52

oh crossposted ameriscot.
so 35 hrs plus two eves babysitting is about 43 hours lets say, at £5 ph that would be £215... so not a quarter, just under a half.

couldn't in all conscience pay for childcare at £2 per hour personally

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collision · 26/08/2005 21:50

pph!

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Ameriscot2005 · 26/08/2005 21:49

So how much is that, PPH?

princesspeahead · 26/08/2005 21:49

going rate for au pairs seems to be about a quarter of the lowest amount that you think you could in all conscience pay someone for the work, as far as I can see...

Ameriscot2005 · 26/08/2005 21:46

I pay £70 for 25 hours + 2 eves babysitting; £90 for 35 hours + babysitting

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