Contract for Au Pair

Au pairs who wish to work in America must pass through a designated agency!

The Council of Europe’s European Agreement on Au pair placement, adopted in Strasbourg on 24 November 1969 and ratified by Italy with Law no.304/1973[1], protecting the Au pair in Europe and ensure uniform treatment.
According to Article 2: “The Au pair placement consists in accepting temporary within families, in return for certain services, of young foreigners come in order to perfect their language skills and, possibly, professional and enrich their culture general with a better understanding of the host country. “
The families are selected by the agencies to which it is addressed according to the requirements of professionalism, experience and responsibility.
Today we’re going to face some practical problems, regarding youngster’s concerns about starting this adventure.
We are going to answer now to two main questions:

– How many hours do I have to work?
– How much will I earn?

To answer the first question, we have to do a little example: the Au pair job is a real job, which is placed in a sort of balance between the cultural exchange and a normal working condition.
Considering what has just been written, you cannot exceed 45 hours per week and, in general, 10 hours a day.
You are entitled to 1.5 days off per week and a weekend off per month.
If the agreement is for one year, you are entitled to have a two weeks paid vacation by the host family.
In conclusion you have the possibility to extend the term of the collaboration for another year.
As regards the pay we have to say, first of all, that the food and accommodation are the responsibility of the host family.
The compensation varies from country to country, in general in Italy is around 250-300 Euros monthly. You will have the same salary in Germany and France, while in countries such as the UK pay is weekly and amounts to about 80 pounds.
We hope to have solved your doubts about two of the questions that for sure every girl will do before starting this adventure.
The collaboration aims to establish a particular relationship that should go beyond the mere work experience, creating empathy and affection between the girl and the host family.
Unfortunately, there is no official Au pair contract for Italy.
Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European contract and modify it according to your needs.

For more information on the au pair contract, contact us.