{"id":1153,"date":"2012-05-30T15:49:34","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T19:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dca\/2012\/05\/30\/holidays-and-vacations\/"},"modified":"2012-05-30T15:49:34","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T19:49:34","slug":"holidays-and-vacations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dca\/2012\/05\/30\/holidays-and-vacations\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays and Vacations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>With Memorial Day just passed and Fourth of July coming soon, I wanted to remind everyone about program rules on holidays and vacations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Holidays<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Host families are NOT REQUIRED to give au pairs any specific holidays.<\/li>\n<li>Each host family will make different arrangements on holidays, some au pairs will be off and others will be required to work.<\/li>\n<li>Au pairs should NOT make plans for holidays without checking with your host family\u00a0FIRST.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/luggage-malias-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"luggage malias\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" \/>Vacation<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Au pair earns 2 weeks of paid vacation during the course of her year.<\/li>\n<li>The host family can pick a week and the au pair can pick a week, if an agreement is not reached.<\/li>\n<li>All vacation should be preplanned (at least 4 weeks in advance.)<\/li>\n<li>All au pair\u2019s friends and\/or family visits\/vacations should be pre-approved prior to purchasing a ticket.<\/li>\n<li>If an au pair travels with their host family, it should be discussed UP FRONT whether this is the au pair\u2019s vacation or if she is working.<\/li>\n<li>If an au pair travels with the host family to work, the host family is required to pay for her transportation, lodging and meals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Important: An au pair MUST have her DS2019 signed PRIOR to her departure from the US. 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