Opairly makes it easy to manage your au pair's time off. Au pairs submit leave requests, families approve or decline them, and everyone can see how many days are left.

How leave works

Each household has a yearly leave allowance — 14 days per year by default, adjustable in settings. This aligns with Dutch au pair guidelines on holiday rights for au pairs.

Requesting time off (au pair)

1. Go to Leave in the dashboard
2. Tap Request time off
3. Pick a start and end date and optionally add a reason
4. Submit your request — it immediately appears for the family to review

Your request shows as "Pending" until the family reviews it.

Reviewing requests (family)

Open requests appear at the top of the leave page with a yellow badge. You can:

• Approve — the days are deducted from the allowance
• Decline — with an optional reason, so the au pair knows why

Tracking your allowance

The leave card shows a progress bar with used and remaining days. Approved requests are automatically counted for the current calendar year.

See also

• Calendar & Scheduling — Free days in the weekly overview
• Notifications — Get notified about leave request updates
• Settings — Configure annual leave days