{"id":1652,"date":"2013-05-29T02:12:20","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T06:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2013-05-29T02:12:20","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T06:12:20","slug":"holidays-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2013\/05\/29\/holidays-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday &amp; Vacation Reminders"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/luggage-malias-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"luggage malias\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/luggage-malias-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/luggage-malias.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/>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&#8217;s 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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