| Just because a competitor across the street has | | | | may spend considerable time in court dealing with |
| shifted their salon to rent a chair or booth rental | | | | unfair dismissal claims. It really has to be the |
| business model, does not mean that you should | | | | employees idea and their free will to resign |
| follow suit. You may be under pressure if they | | | | because they favor the new contract and |
| try to poach your staff or you lose a stylist or | | | | concept, and are happy to, in writing, terminate |
| two however, sometimes-forced change is good | | | | their existing employment contract to become |
| and in this case you might be forced to take a | | | | self employed. At this time, you will also be |
| long hard look at your business model to decide if | | | | required to pay all holiday pays, superannuation, |
| its for you? If you have good quality staff and | | | | etc as if the employee were leaving your salon. |
| you're happy with running the traditional model | | | | If you have any apprentices and you decide to |
| you need not worry. Nevertheless, it's always | | | | change to rent a chair or booth rental, it goes |
| better to keep your ear to the ground and be | | | | without saying in most states and countries, you |
| ready for any changes that your competitor | | | | cannot terminate the apprentice. Be sure to do |
| might make at your expense right? | | | | your dewdiligence with you local governing body. |
| One of the basic issues in managing the switch to | | | | In this case you have to let them continue their |
| rent a chair is dealing with the present and future | | | | training and employment with you till they |
| employment status of your employees. Ideally | | | | organically move on, and till that time, your salon |
| you should try and convince some of the more | | | | will have to run with a mixed structure. |
| ambitious staff to be entrepreneurial and take a | | | | If you're planning to shift to the rent a chair |
| leap of faith, as your existing staff already knows | | | | model, systems and procedures need to be |
| the systems and procedures and are acquainted | | | | clearly defined for its success. The very first thing |
| with the work and salon culture. This makes for a | | | | you need to determine is the booth rental |
| significantly smoother transition for all parties but | | | | contract including such topics as, percentage rent |
| not always possible. Moreover if your existing | | | | or flat fee, professional products and payment |
| staff make the switch, it will be a testament to | | | | and supply, inventory and stock control, billing |
| you and the team further sending a message to | | | | clients, will the stylist make there own |
| other stylist in your area that you must have | | | | appointments, marketing, etc... |
| something going on if your own team are keen to | | | | Some of your qualified employees may not be |
| make the switch. | | | | ambitious enough to make the switch to a booth |
| Depending on your Government's Labor Laws, | | | | renter. Being an entrepreneur is not for everyone |
| you may or may not be able to ask your staff | | | | so do not terminate them or else again, you could |
| to resign from his or her existing position in order | | | | be spending considerable time in court defending |
| to take on the new venture. There should be no | | | | your actions. |
| termination from your side unilaterally or else you | | | | Good luck. |