"Fairness and Parity for the Hair & Beauty Sector"

Membership rules

Our section of the industry is poorly represented, with nobody campaigning directly for us - the salons that pay the most tax and contribute the most to the future of our sector. Therefore, we have set the criteria as shown for our membership so we can represent you properly.

Must be VAT registered

We represent the sector of salons who are VAT registered so our members must be registered for VAT.

Must be PAYE employers

We represent salon owners who employ the majority of their people, pay holiday, pay maternity leave, offer a workplace pension and pay their Employers NI contributions.

Must offer ongoing training

We represent those salons who provide ongoing training and/or apprenticeships to educate and help create the next generation of salon professionals.

Aims and ideas

To campaign for salons with bricks and mortar premises working and employing PAYE staff and training future employees within the sector to achieve fiscal and tax parity with alternative salon business models and other high street retailers through some or all of the 5 aims and ideas shown.

01

For labour-intensive salons to be exempt from Employers NI contributions if their payroll represents 50% of their net turnover or more (currently 13.8%, rising to 15.05% in April 2022).

02

To adopt a similar VAT model as Ireland, and pay a split rate of VAT - with VAT paid at a reduced rate of 10% on hair and beauty services (and retail sales to remain with VAT @ 20%) plus to campaign for a reduced VAT threshold of circa £35k. 

03

To consider a reduced rate of Corporation Tax @ 10% to help reduce our tax burden.

04

For the apprentice wage rate to remain the same throughout the duration of the training period and for the wage rate to be the same regardless of the age of the apprentice (maximum of 3 years).

05

For holiday pay to be competitive across all business models.