Our au pair thinks that our pay - £100 a week, for 35 hrs a week plus babysitting, is too little. Au pair world says that babysitting is included (once during the week and once at the weekend), and that pocket money on average is £75-80 for 30 hrs a week. She is leaving in 3 weeks...do I up her pay for the 3 weeks, or just say that's the way to is? I had set out all the detail before she arrived, but she has been apparently told by other au pairs that the norm is £140 a week, and that we must add her hrs of babysitting. When she babysits I usually put the kids to bed and she sits in her room relaxing and doesn't have to do anything when we are out. On the odd occasion, she puts them to bed.
There have been several weeks when she has worked less, for example if I have been off work or we had family help, and we still paid her the full amount.
Views please!?