What benefits are generally offered to an Au Pair ?
Benefit packages for Au Pair’s are not mandated by the agency or by law. HOWEVER, as in any employment situation, the retention rate is higher when a good benefit package is offered. Developing a benefit package is not hard but the rewards for doing so are many. Consider the hours and days you would be required to pay for childcare if your child was in any other childcare, option-items, such as paid holidays, paid vacations, (yours and theirs), paid sick days as well as additional pay for additional hours beyond the regularly schedule hours, to name a few. Therefore, it is not unrealistic for Au Pairs to expect the same benefits.
