SELECT AU PAIRS
Terms of business
1. In these terms of business
the following terms have the meanings set out opposite them:-
"the Agency" -
Select Au-Pairs, Crosbie House,
"Au-Pair" - A young person aged between 17
and 27 who fulfils the conditions laid down in the Home office Immigration and
Nationality Department Rules regarding the admission of au-pairs to the
"the Client" - The person or persons. making
application to the Agency for the introduction of an au-pair and/or to whom the
au-pair is introduced.
2. The Agency will only consider applications
submitted on the Agency's own application form as supplied to the client. The
Agency reserves the right to require supplementary information from the client
before registering the client's interest with the Agency.
3. Where a client's interest has been registered with
the Agency, the Agency will as soon as practical thereafter supply the client
with details of potential au-pairs. Wherever possible the Agency will try to
supply details of at least three potential au-pairs but cannot warrant that
this will be possible in every case. A registration fee of £50 is applied with
registration to cover administrative expenses.
The Agency proceeds in all cases on the basis of the
information contained in the application form. It is the client's
responsibility to ensure that the information in the application form is full
and correct.
4. When the client has decided on an au-pair that they
wish to invite to the United Kingdom, the client must first contact the Agency
to obtain confirmation that the au-pair is available and authorization to
approach the au-pair.
Once authorization has been given by the Agency to
approach the au-pair, the client will be solely responsible for writing to the
au-pair inviting the au-pair to the client's home and except as provided in
these terms of business for agreeing with the au-pair the terms and conditions
for her stay in the United Kingdom with the client. The Agency has advised all
potential au-pairs that the minimum "pocket money" paid by a client
to an au-pair will be at least £60.00 per week. All clients are deemed to have
undertaken to pay at this rate.
5. Unless the client advises
the Agency to the contrary within fourteen days of receiving authorization to
approach the au-pair, the Agency will assume that the client has engaged the
au-pair and will invoice the client accordingly. Where the client requests an
au-pair placement for a period of more than three months, the Agency's fee will
be £350.00. Where the client requests an au-pair placement for a period of up
to three months, the Agency's fee will be £175.00. In each case these fees are
exclusive of any VAT which may be chargeable thereon.
All fees are payable within seven days of the date of
invoice.
Details of potential au-pairs are provided for the use
only of the client and if that client passes these details to a third party who
subsequently engages one of the au-pairs, the client remains liable to the
Agency for the fee due to the Agency in terms of this condition as if the
client had engaged the au-pair.
6. (a) If the au-pair leaves the client's home within
twenty one days of the commencement of the placement, the Agency will use its
best endeavours to offer the client a replacement au-pair. If the Agency is
unable to offer a replacement au-pair, it will, subject to the terms of
sub-clause (b), refund one half of the fee paid by the client to the Agency.
The Agency will not refund any part of the fee paid where a replacement au-pair
is not accepted by the client;
(b) No refund of any fee paid will be made should the
au-pair leave the client's home after (i) fourteen
days from the commencement of the placement where the placement is for a period
of up to three months and (ii) twenty one days from the commencement of the
placement in all other cases;
(c)Where the au-pair accepts a client's invitation to travel to the United Kingdom
and fails to arrive, the provisions of sub-clause (a) will apply with regard to
the Agency offering a replacement and the possible repayment of any fee paid;
and
(d) No repayment of fee will be made where the client
issues an invitation to an au-pair whish is accepted and thereafter cancels
that invitation prior to the au-pair travelling to the United Kingdom.
7. The Agency assesses all potential au-pairs on the
basis of information provided either by the au-pairs or by reputable agencies
in their home countries. The Agency has no way of
checking the accuracy and reliability of information
provided by applicants and the Agency gives no warranty as to the suitability
of applicants or their ability or willing
-ness to fulfil their
responsibilities in terms of any agreement which the au-pair may reach with the
client.
In no circumstances will the Agency be liable for any
action of the au-pair while the au-pair is resident with a client in the United
Kingdom. Any client unsure about the effect of engaging an au-pair on any
insurance cover which the client may have, should contact their insurance
adviser prior to engaging the au-pair.