My first aupair (French) is starting in Aug. But I am already having doubts.
An important part of the aupair's duties is to do my dd's school run. The school is a 25 min walk away, with dd age 4 in a buggy. Now the aupair emails to says that a 25x4 walk every day is hard for her to do.
She was asking about taking a bus and having a bus pass.
I emailed her to explain that a bus would take longer (35 min+), she would still have to walk 20 mins each way (because the school is not near the bus stop), and the roads are congested in the mornings. Plus it will cost us £20 a week in bus fare. She does not seem to have taken that in (language problem?).
Is she angling for us to provide her with a bus pass or contribute to her travel costs? Or does she have a point about such a long walk? I personally have done it (old-ish and weak as I am, lol) and don't see why a young strapping 20 year old cannot.
We are paying her £65 a week allowance - which I feel is slightly above market for what is IMO quite an easy job(London).
Do any of you who are aupair employers pay/subsidise transport costs on top of allowance? Should I ditch her before she starts, as being lame?
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Is my aupair being cheeky? Says it is hard for her to walk 25 min each way for school run.
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blueshoes · 28/06/2007 14:13
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