Au pair for a year: do you expect the family to pay for a holiday trip home or not?

[choucroutegarnie]

We are interviewing au pairs at the moment and are wondering what would be right to offer as a 'package': would you offer to pay for a trip home, around Christmas for instance? We are looking for someone who's prepared to commit for a full year. I assume that the host family pays for the 'main' bit of travel, to the UK and back at the end. Am I right?

I would say something like:

Gross misconduct, which may result in immediate dismissal, includes but is not limited to the following:
Insubordination
Actions which could endanger or caue harm to the children
Sexual activity while on duty or in employers home
Theft or dishonesty

Re the contract, you (the employer) is legally required to provide one within one month of the start of the job.