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I don’t have au pairs, just live-ins. You absolutely should ask the family for a copy of the contract to review before accepting an offer. In order to avoid misunderstandings on some things, it is necessary for the family to write them down.Enclosed are questions from an article I found helpful below (to put in context, back in late 1980’s-1990’s it was very popular to recruit out young Mormon girls from UT and ID to work as nannies in the South or East Coast. Mistreatment by the families and church inactivity were common among Mormon girls who decided to work as a nannies. It got to the point where Mormon Church leaders got very concerned and published this in their church magazine publication for youth, to help girls think twice about going back East working as a nanny. Mitt Romney interestingly is quoted in the article)From Nannies:No Spoonful of Sugar - new-eraA written agreement should also be drafted outlining the points of agreement. Although these contracts are rarely enforceable, just talking about the details is immensely helpful.What will my specific responsibilities be?What will my salary be? After taxes what will my weekly pay be? When will I be paid?What are my hours?What days will I have off?Will I be paid for holidays? Which ones?Will I have a paid vacation?Will my airfare there be paid? And home?Will I be covered by medical insurance?How much housekeeping will I be expected to do? What specifically is meant by light housekeeping?What about the laundry? Will I be expected to do the parents’ as well as the children’s?What about cooking? What meals will I be expected to prepare? Who will do the grocery shopping?Will I have access to a car? Can I take it at will? Will I have access to it on my days off? Who will pay for the gas? Will I be insured driving it? Can I take the children in the car with me? Is it a stick shift or an automatic?Do both parents work? What will your work hours be?Will I be asked to run errands?What arrangements will be made for extra baby-sitting?Where will my room be? Will I have my own bathroom? Own TV? Own phone?Who is expected to get up in the night if the child cries?When the family goes on vacation, will I go? Will I be allowed some time off while on vacation to go shopping or sightseeing by myself?Are there animals or pets in the home? Who will care for them?Can I have friends over?Will I be allowed to attend church?Are there house rules such as a curfew?What are your hobbies?What would a normal day be like?Will I be treated as a family member?When the family goes out to dinner or to a movie, will I be invited to go?Will there be a written contract signed by both parties?If either of us wants to terminate the contract, how much notice should be given?

Yes.In the US, you have “right-to-work” laws which, ironically, allows employers to terminate employment without cause. If you have a contract, however, that comes with a price so they are very careful to execute that right.Terms or Conditions of Employment outline what you can and cannot do in your off hours (mostly cannot) as those activities may reflect poorly on the business. Some may say this is a “violation of my rights” but it is a voluntary agreement between a business and an individual. They can’t make you so anything illegal or unethical, but they can require that you don’t post racist jokes on Twitter, endorse political candidates, or talk about your plan to lead a coup against the government. If those things are that important to you, you are not required to accept employment where those activities are barred by contract.High profile positions that are “customer facing” or representative of the company are held to a higher public standard than rank and file employees. If you are a salesperson, for example, starting a shouting match in a bakery in front of a kid recording for TikTok can get you fired. You look like an ass and, therefore, the company will look like it hires asses to sell their product. Sure, you had a bad day, but we live in a culture where the public will seize on a viral video and “cancel” the business even if it has nothing to do with your antics.For the same reason, a CFO may be fired if it comes to light that he had an affair with his au pair a decade earlier or was part of a subreddit that maps and rates all the rest area glory holes in Indiana.You can be fired for criminal convictions, civil judgments, public appearances on television without permission from the company, taking another job without their permission, or other innocuous-seeming activities.Read your contract or Terms of Employment.

Hi Dean,Actually, there is a visa for personal or domestic servants who are accompanying or following an employer to the United States. Such helpers may be eligible for B-1 visas. This category of domestic employees includes, but is not limited to, cooks, butlers, chauffeurs, housemaids, valets, footmen, nannies, au pairs, mothers' helpers, gardeners, and paid companions.If you are a domestic employee and wish to apply for a B-1 visa, you must demonstrate that:The purpose of your trip is to enter the United States for work as a domestic employeeYou plan to remain in the U.S. for a specific, limited period of timeYour employer meets certain qualificationsYou have evidence of compelling social and economic ties abroadYou have a residence outside the United States as well as other binding ties that will ensure you return abroad at the end of your contractIf you are a domestic employee and wish to accompany or join an employer who is not a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, and who seeks admission to, or who is already in, the United States under a B, E, F, H, I, J, L, M, O, P, Q, or R nonimmigrant visa then you may be eligible for a B-1 visa classification, provided:You have at least one year's experience as a personal or domestic employee as attested to by statements from previous employersYou have been employed outside the United States by your employer for at least one year prior to the date of your employer's admission to the United States, orYour employer-employee relationship existed immediately prior to the time of your employer's application, and your employer can demonstrate that he/she regularly employed (either year-round or seasonally) domestic help over a period of years preceding the time their applicationYou will have no other work, and will receive free room and board and round trip airfare from your employer as indicated under the terms of the employment contractAs a domestic employee applying for a B-1 visa, you must present an employment contract, signed by both you and your employer, which includes:A description of your duties in the United StatesThe number of hours you will work each weekThe number of authorized holidays, vacation and sick days per yearThe regular day(s) off each weekThe rate of pay, which must be at least the prevailing or minimum wage per hour under Federal law (whichever is greater) where you will be employed for all hours of duty.A certification that you will receive free room and boardA certification that your employer will ensure that you do not become a public charge while working for your employerA certification that you will not accept any other employment while working for your employerA certification that your employer will not withhold your passportA certification that both parties understand that you cannot be required to remain on the premises after working hours without compensationA certification that your employer will pay your initial travel expenses to the United States and subsequently to your employer's onward assignment, or to your country of normal residence at terminationI wish you good luck!