aww_suze
New Member
Hello, this is my first time posting here so I hope I'm in the right place.
I qualified level 2 last year and got an hourly paid job in the salon I'm still at now.
However, after a couple of months the owner said they couldn't afford to pay me hourly. They said I could stay if I worked for 50/50. I take home 50% of what I make and they keep 50%. I don't pay chair hire. I use all their tools and tints/colours etc. The only thing I bring to work with me is my scissors.
Am I self employed?
It's a quiet salon and it's cheap too. They charge pensioners £5 for a cut... You can imagine how small my wage is some days I take home £20 if I'm lucky. They've now decided that they want to take 60% for doing a colour which means I only take home 40%. If I do a colour that takes 4 hours to do and they're only charging £39 on special offer days, it means I'm on £3.90 an hour? Is this right? Is it legal?
I'm so confused but don't know where to turn!
Thanks for your help xxxx
I qualified level 2 last year and got an hourly paid job in the salon I'm still at now.
However, after a couple of months the owner said they couldn't afford to pay me hourly. They said I could stay if I worked for 50/50. I take home 50% of what I make and they keep 50%. I don't pay chair hire. I use all their tools and tints/colours etc. The only thing I bring to work with me is my scissors.
Am I self employed?
It's a quiet salon and it's cheap too. They charge pensioners £5 for a cut... You can imagine how small my wage is some days I take home £20 if I'm lucky. They've now decided that they want to take 60% for doing a colour which means I only take home 40%. If I do a colour that takes 4 hours to do and they're only charging £39 on special offer days, it means I'm on £3.90 an hour? Is this right? Is it legal?
I'm so confused but don't know where to turn!
Thanks for your help xxxx