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Major home repairs/au pair

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emilybella · 06/06/2018 16:06

Hey - desperately need some advice, we've discovered we need to move out of our house for 2 weeks to have some urgent repairs done to our plumbing. During this time we will have no water, sanitation etc. Came as a surprise and we have been told it needs to happen ASAP, the latest we can hold off until is beginning of July. This means we have 2 weeks to find somewhere to stay, we have a holiday booked for a week anyway but the other week we intended to get an Airbnb and just extend the holiday - however our au pair has been quite unpleasant about it, i appreciate its an awful situation and the last thing any of us need but my hands are totally tied. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what we should do for the au pair? Am I unreasonable to suggest she goes on holiday for a couple of weeks/goes to see her friends - we've said we won't count it as holiday etc.

All advice appreciated, perhaps I'm being unreasonable but need some solutions.

Emily

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Beetlebum1981 · 16/06/2018 12:51

She might struggle with that, you're hardly going to give her a glowing reference for upping and leaving without notice!

ThenCameTheFools · 16/06/2018 13:00

Did you make it clear you would be paying her wage/her accom AND her food for those two weeks? Maybe she thought she was going to be out of pocket.

emilybella · 16/06/2018 20:01

She barely eats anything I buy anyway - just pure junk hidden away in her room but yes I made it clear I'd cover it all. Leaves me with a childcare dilemma annoyingly as a single parent and long hours at work 🙈

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Dvg · 18/06/2018 12:27

honestly when i was a au pair i would have loved the family telling me i was to get free holiday time all paid for haha i would just bunk down in a hotel somewhere for 2 weeks and relax. Think you have had a good save there.

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