Au Pair in Denmark: salary, working hours, holidays, etc.

According to the Au Pair program regulations in Denmark - and according to the Au Pair definition in general - the participant should accept a role as a family member during the stay. If the Au Pair program is what you are looking for, have a look at the program regulations in Denmark

According to Danish legislation, the Au Pair has to work 6 days per week for 3 - 5 hours. Depending on the number of hours per day, it sums up to 18 - 30 hours per week.

 

If the Au Pair’s schedule does not meet the requirements, the participant will not receive a residence permit. It’s important to keep these numbers in mind while discussing the Au Pair contract!

The Au Pair in Denmark will have one and a half days off every week. What does ‘a half day off’ mean? It means that the participant needs to complete the tasks during 3 - 5 hours either before, or after 2 p.m. One other day has to be totally free. All the official Danish national holidays are free as well. The time off needs to match the language course and any religious event the Au Pair wishes to join. 

 

The participant will have 3 weeks of holidays. The Au Pair needs to have a written agreement with the Host Family describing the details of the holiday break. The exact time of the holidays depends on the participant’s schedule. It needs to be calculated according to the number of days the Au Pair is occupied with working. 

 

If the Au Pair works 6 days per week, she/he gets two and a half days off per month. The free days will vary depending on the exact schedule. Detailed information regarding this matter is available on the official website of Danish authorities.

The participant needs to have enough spare time to attend a language course. The official legislation does not specify any additional requirements regarding this matter. The language course is not obligatory for the participant; nonetheless, the Host Family will need to pay the fee to support the course regardless of the Au Pair’s decision.

Travel cost

• The Au Pair returns to a country outside the EU / EEA / Switzerland
• If the participant stays with a new Host Family in Denmark, the new family is in charge of funding the return ticket.
• In case the participant’s residence permit expires, she/he needs to notify the Host Family a month in advance so the family can take care of the return ticket. If the Au Pair doesn’t do that, she/he is responsible to get the return ticket.
• If the applicant’s stay ends for any other reason, she/he must notify the family in writing no later than one week after the termination that she/he wants to go back home. The participant needs to leave the country up to 3 weeks after the notification.