Guides
Everything about au pairs in South Africa.
Written for South African families and au pairs: what to pay, what to put in a contract, how to interview, and how to stay safe.
For families
- How to hire an au pair in South Africa
A step-by-step guide for South African families, from deciding what you need to signing an agreement, with the mistakes to avoid.
- The after-school au pair: how the typical South African arrangement works
What a normal afternoon looks like, how families set the routine, and how to make school runs, homework and sport work for everyone.
- The au pair contract in South Africa, and what the law requires
What to put in a written au pair agreement, which labour laws apply to a household employer, and the UIF and Compensation Fund registrations you need.
- Au pair interview questions that actually tell you something
The questions South African families should ask, the questions au pairs should ask back, and how to run the chat, call and home visit.
- Au pair, nanny or domestic worker: which does your family need?
The differences in role, hours, cost and legal treatment between an au pair, a nanny and a domestic worker in South Africa, and how families combine them.
- Live-in or live-out au pair: how to choose in South Africa
The trade-offs for families and au pairs, what live-in should include, typical pay differences, and which areas lean which way.
- Staying safe as an au pair, and as a family hiring one
A practical safety checklist for South African au pairs and families, from first contact to the first week, and the warning signs to walk away from.
For au pairs
- The au pair contract in South Africa, and what the law requires
What to put in a written au pair agreement, which labour laws apply to a household employer, and the UIF and Compensation Fund registrations you need.
- How to become an au pair in South Africa
Who au pairs are, what families expect, what you can earn, and how to build a profile that gets requests, whether you're a student, a matriculant or between jobs.
- Au pair interview questions that actually tell you something
The questions South African families should ask, the questions au pairs should ask back, and how to run the chat, call and home visit.
- Live-in or live-out au pair: how to choose in South Africa
The trade-offs for families and au pairs, what live-in should include, typical pay differences, and which areas lean which way.
- Staying safe as an au pair, and as a family hiring one
A practical safety checklist for South African au pairs and families, from first contact to the first week, and the warning signs to walk away from.