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Scale of Fees
A full placement fee is due before the commencement of employment of an Au Pair. The fee will be according to the scale of charges below.
Registration: - £30.00 (One-off/ non-returnable!)
Au Pair
| 3 months | £100.00 |
| 6 months | £156.00 |
| 9 months | £234.00 |
| 12 months | £312.00 |
| Every successive month | £26.00 |
Au Pair Plus
| 3 months | £120.00 |
| 6 months | £180.00 |
| 9 months | £270.00 |
| 12 months | £360.00 |
| Every successive month | £30.00 |
Mother's Help
| 3 months | £140.00 |
| 6 months | £192.00 |
| 9 months | £288.00 |
| 12 months | £384.00 |
| Every successive month | £32.00 |
The maximum an au pair can stay for is 2 years.
Please note that placement ' fees' are due as soon as the arrangement
is confirmed. No travel arrangements can be made until the full fee is received by the
Agency. We do not have a facility for monthly payments.
| Please make cheques payable to: |
Christian Au Pairs |
| If sending money directly to the bank: |
Barclays Bank, 90/92 High Street, Crawley, West Sussex
Sort code: 20-23-97
Account: 90508519 |
(Please inform us if money has been sent directly to our account)
Rebates
- If within two weeks either party does not deem the placement suitable for easily substantiated reasons, the arrangement may be terminated and a replacement found as soon as possible, certainly within fifteen days. If a 'replacement' au pair is offered and refused within the first two weeks of an au pair leaving, Christian Au Pairs is under no obligation to refund charges or be obliged to replace an au pair. A refund is subject to a handling fee of £20.
- If up to four weeks the arrangement is terminated Christian Au Pairs will refund 50% of the charges if an alternative girl is not available within fifteen days. If a refund is granted any arrangements between Christian Au Pairs and the family cease to exist and the family will be obliged to re-register for a future au pair.
After four weeks no refund of charges will be given. However it is still possible to hold the money in credit towards a future replacement. As a matter of principle we always try to make sure that nobody loses out and we would endeavour to make your situation a priority in finding a replacement au pair.
- If your needs are very specific and cannot be met by the au pairs that are offered Christian Au pairs is under no obligation to fulfil your requests and is able to terminate any arrangements previously made without obligation to any party There is no obligation on our part to refund any money that has been paid.
- However should you choose to accept a replacement au pair any money already paid may be held over
- Rebates do not apply to placements of 0-3 months.
- In the event of cancellation by the client after the au pair bought their ticket a 50% refund will be made.
- Should the au pair stay longer than the agreed time the family will be invoiced accordingly
Liability
Christian Au Pairs can accept no liability of any kind for any loss or damage to property, or for any loss including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, loss of profits, or for any injury to persons arising directly or indirectly from an act or omission of any applicant introduced by us, even if such an act or omission is negligent.
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