{"id":1304,"date":"2018-06-01T08:20:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T08:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2018-06-20T21:39:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T21:39:42","slug":"holiday-and-vacation-reminders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2018\/06\/01\/holiday-and-vacation-reminders\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday and Vacation Reminders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1039\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/06\/suitcase-Kristen-Taylor-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"suitcase - Kristen Taylor\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/06\/suitcase-Kristen-Taylor-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/06\/suitcase-Kristen-Taylor.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>With summer break around the corner, we 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\">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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #888888\">Photo: Kristen Taylor &#8211; flickr<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With summer break around the corner, we wanted to remind everyone about program rules on holidays and vacations. 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