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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whining of all the mothers here….think you can get a do it all AP for the few little coins y’all paid, you’re dreaming. [/quote]

Having an au pair costs roughly 45,000 if you are doing it correctly. We have always and still pay 250/week, have a dedicated car for which we cover all gas, pay for an unlimited data phone plan, a gym membership and all food. We take our AP to dinner and on vacations with a private room. We give a $1000 bonus  after the completion of one year. For one child in ES, this is fair. Are there wealthier families out there paying more? Sure. We tell potential au pairs to pick rich families if that’s what they are looking for. Has never been an issue for us. We have great au pairs and poor au pairs. The program is what it is. If it weren’t for the language immersion we wouldn’t participate. [/quote]

Au Pair costs are not relevant to the AP.  What if she doesn't want a gym membership, for example.  I would assume you have that membership for you and just add her and it's not an additional cost so that's not exactly a perk.  Vacations if she is working are not a vacation for her, but also work.  $250 a week is not much money.  That's $50 a day at best for 5 days/9 hours of work.  Not even minimum wage.[/quote]

DP. You clearly have a chip on your shoulder but can't even grasp the basic facts. GYM membership is extra. Car and gas and insurance are extra. Food cost is extra. And vacation--APs can decide for herself if she wants to go. With elementary aged kids, the AP is working 25 hours a week tops. This is not forced labor. this is a CHOICE.

Get the eff out of here.[/quote]

You should pay your household staff a living wage.  Car is a perk for you so she can drive your kids.  Vacations where she works are vacations for you, not them.  Summers she is not working 25 hours a week, nor holidays or when kids are sick.[/quote]

Okay, let this stupid debate die.

If you have issues with the aupair program and the way the visa is a Cultural Exchange J-1 visa and NOT AN EMPLOYMENT visa, than lobby for change and stop accusing host families for being the ones in the wrong when they are following the legal guidance of the federal j-1 aupair visa program.

An aupair is NOT an employee 
An aupair does not earn a wage, she gets a stipend 
The current stipend is set to $200-250/ week

If Aupairs and host families actually followed the rules of the j-1 visa (not working extra hours, not taking outside employment, actually participating in cluster events and taking meaningful classes) the program wouldn’t be a mess.

But, no host families do not even employ staff so they don’t need to pay minimum wage to anyone.

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