Stranded. Aupairs unreliable.

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Does anyone know someone who is interested in live in childcare role? Since the referendum on EU membership I have has aupairs arrivevfrom Europe use my WiFi to contact their friends and leave after a few days. In fact the last one I got from aupair world lasted less than 24 hours. She didnt pick child from school, didn't speak to child at all, complained the house was too dirty for her and that her grand ma suddenly had a few days to live.

I am drained completely. Just started a new job that I thought was home based as stipulated in contract but they want me on site everyday. Due to immigration controls the UK government has given the upper hand to certain nationalities to hold people like me to Ransome.

Anyone able to help me??? I tried a nearby university careers offcoe and after agreeing to help stated they won't advertise job that is not based on minimum wage. I can't pay minimum wage as in asdition to pockey money, I am providing accommodation food etc. Everywhere I turn its either stupid red tape or sheer unacceptable behavior from the aupairs.
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Honey we paid 400 to 550.
House is not the Hilton but ivwouldnt call it dirty. That was a shock to my neighbours when they heard reason for not bringing child from school.

They have their own room and bath.

Even a former aupair was shocked to hear what's been going on. But I am helping with he lp and right advice i csn find a manageable solution.

Some people say I should stop being nice to them and treat them as employees but I struggle with that as i want someone that can see us as family.

Yes it is more expensive for me. But I am a lone parent and my work pattern is not fixed. I think moving forward is to find a home based job so i can be home or at least get home before childminders close. Thanks for the breakdown it is very useful

There are flexible childminders ... I'd keep looking/checking. When I used to childmind I regularly opened the door in my pyjamas at 5am for a baby and I worked at late as 8pm on occasions.

Thank you for this advise. I have thought about holodaybtime too as student would need to go home. Honey if i had a husband or similar t he problem will be half solved. The equation is single mom. No family connection in the country = childcare mayhem. But inuave been on this for 5 years and I am desperately barring flexible hone based jobs as that will zero the problem out. I did get one student apply this afternoon from word of mouth recommendation so I will use yoir advice during interview.

Thanks.

If you do advertise for an au pair, I'd give them more details about potentially traveling to London. In most other countries, trains are a lot cheaper and cities are a lot smaller than London. If they imagine London to be accessible and it turns out to be 1.5h each way + £50 for a return ticket, they won't feel like it's what they had expected. And I would have an honest look at the level of cleanliness - I could easily imagine that being a deal breaker.