AU PAIR RIGHTS

• The Au Pair is NOT supposed to help with ANY household chores unless related to the children (children's laundry, tide up the kitchen after feeding the children and tide up their bedrooms and playrooms).
• The Au Pair should NOT do anything else other than chores related to the children, you are here to care for the children and you are NOT a cleaning lady or housekeeper.
• Do NOT be embarrassed or afraid to ask for your paycheck because more often than not, the family will 'FORGET' to pay you.
• Be respected.
• Never work more than 10 hours a day. Regardless if you worked 10hrs a day or 45hrs a week, the family CANNOT have you working on a weekend to fill up those hours (they know that but often pretend they don't). Always ask about your work schedule before matching and DO NOT work a MINUTE past that time unless they pay you extra ( U$10 - U$15 an hour).
• Do NOT work over 45hrs a week, unless you want the extra money.
• If not all weekends, you must have at least one whole free weekend a month.
• 2 weeks PAID vacation (1 week scheduled by the family and 1 by yourself).
• Individual bedroom
• Basic health insurance
• A DECENT local coordinator that will actually help the Au Pair and not always be by the side of the family against the Au Pair.
• Go to all Au Pair meetings through out the year to be able to get the reimbursement check.
• Go to school and take at least 6 credits or 60hrs to get the reimbursement check.
• You DO NOT NEED to care for the family's pets! That's their obligation, NOT yours! You are NOT a DOG-WALKER or a VET, you are an AU PAIR.