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Au-pair

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verap · 04/07/2013 12:16

I have two questions:

Do you pay au-pair as usual when you go on holiday and dont want to take her with you? I pay her 3 weeks hols per year plus all bank holidays so dont want to pay for this as well....

Second is a bit tricky, she sometimes has a bad BO - I think she doesnt wash/change her clothes as often as she should, how would you tackle this?

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verap · 04/07/2013 13:53

nannynick - I dont get 28 days holiday entitlement at work and I work full time.

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Bonsoir · 04/07/2013 13:41

You need to read up on the law and ensure that your au pair is given the correct holiday entitlement. You are not at leisure to decide this on your own.

You can tell her to change her clothes every day.

nannynick · 04/07/2013 13:38

In the UK holiday entitlement is 28 days. Assuming your home is not part of the embassy and that you are in the UK then your aupair should get 28 days holiday at a minimum.

Unless you discussed prior to them starting the job that there would be some time unpaid, I feel you should pay every week regardless of it being a holiday or working week. If they decide to take additional leave, unpaid, and you agree to that, then in that situation it can be unpaid.

You going on holiday, you having builders in, are not reasons to not pay the aupair. You can insist that the time is taken as part of their holiday entitlement though dictating when all their holiday is taken does not lend itself well to a good working relationship.

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verap · 04/07/2013 12:53

She only started a month ago and I have already paid her 1 week holiday as we were renovating our bathroom. I work for a foreign embassy so I get extra days off in a year that I pay for that's why only 3 weeks on top of that.

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megsmouse · 04/07/2013 12:39

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lovelynannytobe · 04/07/2013 12:33

Yes, absolutely you should pay the au pair as usual when you're away plus either stock up enough food for the whole duration of your holiday so she can eat or leave some extra money so she can do her own shopping.

Second one I would just casually mention 'I think your clothes may need washing' ...

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