Carina
Member
Hi guys, I need some advice.
I qualified as a Beauty Therapist and Nail Tech this year, a friend of mine whom I attended college with asked if I was interested in working the beauty side of a new barbers opening.
This is a male only barbers/grooming salon.
I would be self employed working 3 days 10am/6pm
I would have to put my 2yr old son into Nursery costing £65 p/wk
After several meetings with the salon manager and owner the following has come to light.
They want to offer teeth whitening and would need us to have the relevant training costing the owner £425 each therapist, he wants us to sign a 6 month contract saying that if we leave before the 6 months is up we pay back the £425, logical from his point I know, however...
I asked since this is a new venture what their projected forcast of potential earnings were, their reply was no idea.
He wanted to discuss our 'commission'. No basic salary (as self employed) and a 50/50 split AFTER product costs taken off.
I asked if there was anyway that could guarentee a minimum of £65 p/wk to cover my expenses for nursery and was told no.
20% commission to me on retail sold with a target of products/services to sell.
We asked that as we are self employed, if we have no clients booked in could we choose to leave and return for a walk in or did we have to stay, he said we had to stay and if we wern't busy to help out in the barbers sweeping or covering reception (pls remember that there is no basic wage)
I asked for confirmation that I was expected to stay for 8 hrs per day just in case a client walked in and was told yes.
I said that I was uncomfortable with having a £250 monthly nursery bill, without them giving me any idea of possible earnings and quite possibly not earning anything and being tied into this for 6 months to avoid a £425 bill.
Is this a normal case of affairs? I have not worked in a salon before and would like some idea if what is being proposed is the 'done' thing or am I being taken for a ride?
I have just set up my own website and have business cards, all my kit etc for a mobile beauty/nails service, shall I put all my energy into this or risk the salon?
Some advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks guys :Scared:
I qualified as a Beauty Therapist and Nail Tech this year, a friend of mine whom I attended college with asked if I was interested in working the beauty side of a new barbers opening.
This is a male only barbers/grooming salon.
I would be self employed working 3 days 10am/6pm
I would have to put my 2yr old son into Nursery costing £65 p/wk
After several meetings with the salon manager and owner the following has come to light.
They want to offer teeth whitening and would need us to have the relevant training costing the owner £425 each therapist, he wants us to sign a 6 month contract saying that if we leave before the 6 months is up we pay back the £425, logical from his point I know, however...
I asked since this is a new venture what their projected forcast of potential earnings were, their reply was no idea.
He wanted to discuss our 'commission'. No basic salary (as self employed) and a 50/50 split AFTER product costs taken off.
I asked if there was anyway that could guarentee a minimum of £65 p/wk to cover my expenses for nursery and was told no.
20% commission to me on retail sold with a target of products/services to sell.
We asked that as we are self employed, if we have no clients booked in could we choose to leave and return for a walk in or did we have to stay, he said we had to stay and if we wern't busy to help out in the barbers sweeping or covering reception (pls remember that there is no basic wage)
I asked for confirmation that I was expected to stay for 8 hrs per day just in case a client walked in and was told yes.
I said that I was uncomfortable with having a £250 monthly nursery bill, without them giving me any idea of possible earnings and quite possibly not earning anything and being tied into this for 6 months to avoid a £425 bill.
Is this a normal case of affairs? I have not worked in a salon before and would like some idea if what is being proposed is the 'done' thing or am I being taken for a ride?
I have just set up my own website and have business cards, all my kit etc for a mobile beauty/nails service, shall I put all my energy into this or risk the salon?
Some advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks guys :Scared: