Ella's Tresses
Well-Known Member
Something interesting had come up in another thread and I'm wondering how other salon owners minimise the effect on clients of therapists who smoke.
I've had a couple of facials myself where the therapists hands stink of smoke or a mani when their breath or uniform smells and it's made me not want to go back to that salon.
As far as I'm aware it's illegal in the UK to discrimate against smokers when considering someone for employment, therefore I don't even ask if someone is a smoker during the recruitment process.
However, I do state at interview and it's written in the code of conduct that staff who wish to smoke must change out of their uniform during their break.
Is this harsh? Other people have suggested it is.
How do other salon owners handle this situation? I'm interested to get ideas on handling this situation.
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I've had a couple of facials myself where the therapists hands stink of smoke or a mani when their breath or uniform smells and it's made me not want to go back to that salon.
As far as I'm aware it's illegal in the UK to discrimate against smokers when considering someone for employment, therefore I don't even ask if someone is a smoker during the recruitment process.
However, I do state at interview and it's written in the code of conduct that staff who wish to smoke must change out of their uniform during their break.
Is this harsh? Other people have suggested it is.
How do other salon owners handle this situation? I'm interested to get ideas on handling this situation.
Sent from my SM-G900F using SalonGeek mobile app