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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is through Cultural Care au pair. Hours are one issue I see, Because the Mom is home she will give her off the time the kids nap, getting her to work more hours in a day. Is that allowed?
I know youre allowed to split the day for school but for naps? [/quote]

As long as it leaves a "meaningful" break this is allowed. Each agency seems to have their own rules about duration when it comes to time off being considered a real break.
If the kids are napping for multiple hours AND the au pair is allowed to leave the house then yes, Mom can do that.
30 minute naps and AP needs to stay home because Mom needs her if the kids wake up would most likely not be okay with the agency.

A split schedule is not only allowed for school but for any reason. She could just as well ask her au pair to work from 9 - 11 am and then from 3 pm to 11 pm if that is what she wanted. Unfortunately, the flexible program rules offer many ways for "abuse".

[quote]She also has her working every weekend ( both days) and gives her a day and a half off mid week. She only gets one weekend off a month. IM pretty sure this is allowed but doesnt seem fair and in the spirit of the program if she is not off when her friends are.[/quote]

As you said, allowed.
Fair or not doesn't really matter. Is it "nice", especially if Mom is home with her and the kids? Probably not. But that's how the rules are.

[quote]This parents are going away for a weekend at the end of Nov and leaving the kids with the au pair for 2 days/2nights. Is this allowed?[/quote]

No.
She cannot work more than 10 hrs / day. She cannot be alone with the children from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. What they can do is have granny (or whoever) stay for the weekend and have the AP work her regular hours those days for support.

[quote]She has her own bathroom but cant leave anything in it as its also the guest bathroom, not even her shower stuff.[/quote]

Again, not nice but...

[quote]Are au pairs that live away from a metro supposed to have access to a car when theyre off?[/quote]

No.
There is no rule that any family, metro access or not, has to provide the au pair with access to a car.
They have to make sure she can take her classes and attend her meetings but that's it.

[quote]Im in a tough place because I feel for this girl who is super nice, but I am 'friends' with the Mom.[/quote]

What you can do is tell mom of your own experiences as an au pair and hope she gets it.
As she is mostly sticking to the rules the agency and government have set and provided... she doesn't have to change anything (besides leaving AP alone with the kids for a weekend).[/quote]

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