Straight, sourced answers to the questions au pairs and host families actually ask — hours, pay, overtime, contracts, time off and kilometres.
Au pair working hours compared across the USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa and more — plus what actually counts as working time.
Read more →What au pairs are actually paid, how pocket money differs from a wage, and how to work out whether your offer is fair.
Read more →How au pair overtime works, when extra hours must be paid, and why most au pairs never claim what they are owed.
Read more →The clauses every au pair contract should contain — hours, pay, time off, duties and notice — and why a handshake is not enough.
Read more →Days off, sick leave and holiday entitlement for au pairs, and how to agree them properly before you start.
Read more →If you drive your own car for the family you should be reimbursed. How to agree a rate, log trips and claim every kilometre.
Read more →A practical script for raising pay, hours and overtime with your host family without it becoming a confrontation.
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