going rate for beauty therapist

[hippy-chick]

I'm renting a 2 roomed upstairs therapy centre above a hairdressers.
Now, I don't think I'm ever going to use this 2nd room as much as I would like.
so, in the future, once I get more established, was thinking of taking a part-time beauty therapist on to offer waxing, nails, etc.

so, what is the going rate?

 

[loubylou]

I would just charge half of the rent that you pay, but i am a soft touch :lol:

 

[hippy-chick]

was thinking of actually employing them.

 

[Katelisa]

minimum basic wage plus commision i reckon.

 

[loubylou]

Sorry hun i misunderstood,
you would have to pay them the minimum wage at least,
the guild had a report late last year on what the going rate was for beauty therapists, one of the guild people are on this site you could try sending them a PM
the user name is the guild or guild not to sure which one hth

 

[Blue Rose]

Depends on how much experience she has AND more importantly, also how good she is at getting the clients to come back. She may have say 5 years experince but if she has a very poor re-book rate she's not going to be making you much dosh & therefore shouldn't be paid huge amounts.

On the other hand she may only be recently qualified but clients love her and she's re-booking & cross-selling loads. If that's the case you want to pay her more

 

[Katelisa]

Depends on how much experience she has AND more importantly, also how good she is at getting the clients to come back. She may have say 5 years experince but if she has a very poor re-book rate she's not going to be making you much dosh & therefore shouldn't be paid huge amounts.

On the other hand she may only be recently qualified but clients love her and she's re-booking & cross-selling loads. If that's the case you want to pay her more

this is why i think commission is important, keep the basic rate low, so its in their best interest to do more work AND DO A good job, and get clients re booking.

 

[Blue Rose]

The other advantage of paying a lower basic rate is that you're not paying out loads for them to sit twiddling their thumbs if they're not busy.

 

[hippy-chick]

thanks guys!
its for the future, maybe this time next year.

 

[estherlou]

I had a similar dilemma i have two rooms and the first room seemed to serve just as a waiting area, i was contemplating employing a nail tech then thought blow it i'll train myself, best decision i made, my first room is now a nail area and everything else happens in my main treatment room, it actually reduced my appt times as i can be set up for two treatments at a time, xx

 

[minime1]

I think commission works well, every one loves money, its good way to incentives the beauty therapies,

i would start the commission once they have made their weekly wages, so if the wages are £150.00 any thing after that they will get commision on.

 

[hippy-chick]

I had a similar dilemma i have two rooms and the first room seemed to serve just as a waiting area, i was contemplating employing a nail tech then thought blow it i'll train myself, best decision i made, my first room is now a nail area and everything else happens in my main treatment room, it actually reduced my appt times as i can be set up for two treatments at a time, xx

yes thinking of setting the 2nd room up as a nail bar and see how it goes.