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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with others, do you usually offer your boss to do extra hours for free during your free time? Didn't think so, so why would you expect your Au Pair to do the same, just because she lives in your house?  The same way a mom working from home doesn't mean she is available to look after the children and AP is free, AP being home in her free time doesn't mean she is available to babysit. It's her FREE time to do as she pleases, having to be responsible for your kids in her evenings means she can't change her mind and go out and can't fully relax as she has to be on the lookout for your kids, who may or may not wake up and may or may not want to go in bed/stay in bed.

I wouldn't work for free on my free time unless extremely necessary so wouldn't expect an Au Pair to do it.

If you want her to give you a date night, schedule her so it fits within her working hours and pay her accordingly. [/quote]

Actually, I do work extra hours and check my email when not on duty at my job. I don't however expect my AP to do so, that wasn't the point. I was just offering an example, based on our relationship with our prior AP where there were gestures on both parts, but maybe it wasn't a very good one. (And when I have asked her to babysit, i.e. feed the kids and put them to bed, I have paid her extra to do so - but in future I will get grandma to come as she does it for free!)[/quote]

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