Thinking 28 days paid holiday in 10 months is reasonable for an au pair?

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She wanted an additional 15 days paid holiday in addition to what was in her contract which would have given her 43 days paid holiday in 10 months. I allowed her to take the additional 3 weeks unpaid.

Thanks she is still living with us but being such a pain as she is obviously furious she did not get away with this trick a second time. She booked her flight for the 3rd July (contact ends on 1st July) saying that was when the date for the end of term at her college. Subsequently found out that her last day was 3 weeks earlier.

I can't believe you put up with her for so long! My lovely AP is paid a bit less but works about 25 hours a week.

I'd be tempted to charge her for board and lodging! She is using you as a B&B!

Au pairs are not employees and aren't bound by rules and regs which govern employees

However I have an au pair and offer 4 weeks paid holidAy per year which I think is the right thing to do plus all bank holidays

£100 is extremely generous for 10 hours work per week and at the very top end of au pair pocket money

I would be encouraging her to change her flight ASAP

Yanbu

You sound but very generous, and she sounds a nightmare! You are well rid by the sounds of it.

I can't wait for her to go. I put up with it as she is very gentle and therefore teenagers approved as she was not causing them problems. However I won't ever be walked over again. It was such a long process to get an au pair that I just could not face sacking her and getting someone else.

With all her paid holidays and the freebie holidays she helped herself to (refused to work and stayed in her room) she has had 36 days ish already

Did she come to you through one of the websites for au pairs? I'd be leaving a pretty frank review if so.

I work full time get 22 days a year. Think I'll change profession if being an au pair entitles you to that many

Does the 28 days minimum include bank hols lottie as I've commonly had 4 weeks (20 days) when I was younger and 25 days now which I see as generous!

It's minimum 20 days plus bank holidays.

"I work full time get 22 days a year. "

Are you sure? Do you mean 22 + bank holidays?

I would be making sure all the jewellery and valuable items are still where they're supposed to be couple of days before her leaving.
Just saying.

She managed to open a bank account while here. Is there anything I need to do about this. I don't know the name of the bank but now I am worried she may not tell the bank she has left my address and it could cause problems with my credit rating.

Ask her which bank it is, I can't see why she would want to keep it a secret.

I would keep an eye on valuables too and would be tempted to ask STBXH to be there when she is leaving and ask her to open her suitcase and bag in front of you both. Once she has left the country you will have no recourse at all if she has taken things.

I always had to work bank hilidays, was only allowed one off
Op she sounds purely lazy.
Bet she will ask you for a reference!!

She has every evening off but she works one hour on the evening?

She sounds a horror, good riddance. Don't worry too much about credit rating, it won't impact you unless she is financially linked - e.g. If you had a joint account with her which sounds unlikely.

If any correspondence turns up after she has left, just return to sender with a note that she no longer lives at your address. Any debts she may leave will not be your responsibility.

Her working hours were 7 to 8 am and then 6 to 7 pm Monday to Friday.