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[Btwcommon]

Everyone I know in nappy valley who has an au pair treat them as a full time nanny who is sole charge of small toddlers. It should not be but it is the reality unfortunately. I know a few families who even ask the “au pair” to clean and cook. No one really checks and some of these girls are young and naive. Luckily this is changing as European au pairs are not allowed anymore, but I know of several French families from the French school in Putney who have French au pairs on a tourist visa. Some are even over staying their 6 month tourist visa and nothing seems to happen. The families talk about it at dinner parties without realising it is actually against the law and when I pointed out they say “everybody does it”

[Btwcommon]

Everyone I know in nappy valley who has an au pair treat them as a full time nanny who is sole charge of small toddlers. It should not be but it is the reality unfortunately. I know a few families who even ask the “au pair” to clean and cook. No one really checks and some of these girls are young and naive. Luckily this is changing as European au pairs are not allowed anymore, but I know of several French families from the French school in Putney who have French au pairs on a tourist visa. Some are even over staying their 6 month tourist visa and nothing seems to happen. The families talk about it at dinner parties without realising it is actually against the law and when I pointed out they say “everybody does it”

[enrico]

answer is: £250pw.

[nappyvalleynannynet]

£120 is far too low
Should be min £200 a week. Paying any less is very very questionable.

Sw_nanny123 - By your name, you are a nanny, which has a very different skill set. Your comment is totally wrong.

Remember Au Pairs are unskilled. They also have all their food, bills and accommodation (anyone paid to rent recently £££) paid for. It’s purely pocket money and £120/£130 is alot for a young adult with no outgoings.

Au pairs will see this post and expect people to be paying more, that’s just not going to generally happen and they will be disappointed.  

I am a nanny not an aupair yes, though that does not mean that I can't have an opinion on au pair salaries / treatment. Due to the nature of my job, I have met a huge number. I have been appalled at how some are treated and feel under paying an au pair will never work out as a win in the long run. The most reliable and sensible au pairs I have met are paid a decent 'allowance' which affords them the opportunity to enjoy their time off and encourage their loyalty toward the families they work for. 

I hope au pairs do see this post and see everyone’s opinions on what is fair, particularly that they should not be used to substitute an early year’s nanny doing 50 hour weeks. At a time where nannies are paid an all-time high, overworked and underpaid au pairs are not the solution. They provide an affordable childcare option but should still be treated fairly. 

My comment was not totally wrong at all. You will see others in this thread recommend similar allowances. 

[Jellybeans]

Minimum £150 a week 

[Charleybear123]

Im currently looking for a live in AU pair. Double bedroom, ensuite provided. Rural setting. 45 mins frim birmingham.