The au pair scheme is officially a cultural exchange programme but over the last years it is FOAs experience that some families consider the au pair scheme as a way of getting cheap labour and sometimes forget to respect the regulations in the au pair scheme.
Most often we encounter that au pairs have problems with:
- Working hours and lack of payment
- Illegal work tasks
- Holiday and/or holiday payment
- Evictions from host families
- Payment of e.g. plane ticket.