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How is it fair?

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princessfiona · 03/02/2005 10:14

How is it fair?

  1. To expect someone to work for 10-12 hours a day looking after your children for so little money?

  2. Would you do it for so little money?

  3. Even if they come from a country not as wealthy as UK or USA etc.

  4. Do you think they should have a pay increase?

  5. I know that it is allowed legally to pay under the minimum wage but does it mean that looking after your children is worth so little?

  6. If your daughter went to another country would you want them to be treated in the same way and paid the same?

  7. How much time off do they have? Whole weekends without babysitting?

OP posts:
Ameriscot2005 · 03/02/2005 10:37

Au pairs only work 5 hours a day, and don't have sole charge of small children. Once you add in the cost of their room and board to their pocket money, they don't do badly for unskilled workers.

Nannies get paid quite a bit, don't they?

Uwila · 03/02/2005 10:37

Could you define "so little"? And, is this about fair compensatio to aupair / nanny for their hard work? Or is it about who should pay it?

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princessfiona · 03/02/2005 10:35

Really it is nannies and au pairs

Because Au pairs are paid so little but only work for a few hours a day and then go to language school.
If that is what happens then that is ok

But my question is really why pay so little to someone who is in sole charge of your children
For 10-12 hours?

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vict17 · 03/02/2005 10:31

Princess Fiona - are you a nanny? Which country do you come from?

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princessfiona · 03/02/2005 10:30

?

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tarantula · 03/02/2005 10:29

Think you need to explain exactly who and what you are talking about. Nannies?? Au-pairs??? Childminders??? Nanny/housekeepers??? Cant really comment till then