HairdressingBug
Well-Known Member
Hi Geeks
I am after a little advise on an employee in my salon.
I have a small salon with just 4 staff (including myself). In September I employed a new stylist to join our team.
She is just 20 years old and during the interview with her she told me that she enjoys colouring the most but her weak point is cutting, as she has little confidence with cutting because just after she qualified she had a client who didn't like the cut she did on her and it really knocked her.
I admired her honesty and I took her on, I explained to her that I was happy to work with her to build her confidence as I knew she would be capable as she is level 3 qualified so she must know how to do it!
In October I sent her on a wella foundation cutting course which was a one day course and also a creative cutting course which was a 2 day course. Her confidence is improving, however its been 9 months now and there is still some basic cuts that she is so nervous about she point blank refuses to do them!
I could live with this but the worst bit for me is she is now saying she dosnt want any foils booked in with her because she dosnt know where to place the foils! but she is happy to do a root tin as long as she dosnt have to do the consultation on her own because she dosnt understand colour theory.
So when I told her one day to mix me a tint the tint was 1/2 8/43 +3cm /43 she said she couldn't mix it because she didn't know how much 1/2 a tube was or how much developer to use with it! This is basic colour theory. I feel like im getting know where with her and have tried so hard to help her but she just isn't grasping it! She is losing me money because she isn't earning her wage. She has been with us 9 months now and to be honest I have been wanting to get rid of her for 4 months now but my mum keeps making me feel guilty (I no I am soft). She keeps saying that If I get rid of her she wont get another job anywhere else. (well that says it all really).
The thing is can I get rid of her for all this? my friend owns a salon and she sacked someone and they took her to court and she nearly lost everything (her house, business and car, all her money etc) thankfully she didn't and actually won but it scares me so much that you could lose everything that you have worked so hard for just like that. Anyway sorry to ramble on just wanted some advise really? any advice is much appreciated
I am after a little advise on an employee in my salon.
I have a small salon with just 4 staff (including myself). In September I employed a new stylist to join our team.
She is just 20 years old and during the interview with her she told me that she enjoys colouring the most but her weak point is cutting, as she has little confidence with cutting because just after she qualified she had a client who didn't like the cut she did on her and it really knocked her.
I admired her honesty and I took her on, I explained to her that I was happy to work with her to build her confidence as I knew she would be capable as she is level 3 qualified so she must know how to do it!
In October I sent her on a wella foundation cutting course which was a one day course and also a creative cutting course which was a 2 day course. Her confidence is improving, however its been 9 months now and there is still some basic cuts that she is so nervous about she point blank refuses to do them!
I could live with this but the worst bit for me is she is now saying she dosnt want any foils booked in with her because she dosnt know where to place the foils! but she is happy to do a root tin as long as she dosnt have to do the consultation on her own because she dosnt understand colour theory.
So when I told her one day to mix me a tint the tint was 1/2 8/43 +3cm /43 she said she couldn't mix it because she didn't know how much 1/2 a tube was or how much developer to use with it! This is basic colour theory. I feel like im getting know where with her and have tried so hard to help her but she just isn't grasping it! She is losing me money because she isn't earning her wage. She has been with us 9 months now and to be honest I have been wanting to get rid of her for 4 months now but my mum keeps making me feel guilty (I no I am soft). She keeps saying that If I get rid of her she wont get another job anywhere else. (well that says it all really).
The thing is can I get rid of her for all this? my friend owns a salon and she sacked someone and they took her to court and she nearly lost everything (her house, business and car, all her money etc) thankfully she didn't and actually won but it scares me so much that you could lose everything that you have worked so hard for just like that. Anyway sorry to ramble on just wanted some advise really? any advice is much appreciated