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Pay levels

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jackie Buckler Mar 10. 5 Replies

I'm a new Salon owner.  I'm trying to figure out how to pay my stylists.  I start everyone out hourly for the first three months while we are in are intro period.  Now I'm nearing the end of 3 months…Read more →

 

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Jeanne Phares replied to kat's discussion 'We are not busy enough for a facialist/nail tech, any thoughts on having stylists do these services?'
"Hi - I had the same issue, however when the stylists did do nails or facials they did such a poor job or too slow of a job--that we didn't make any money anyway--that I just had client complaints.  So, I stopped those services.  It…"
Mar 14
Jackie Buckler replied to Jeanne Phares's discussion 'Pay levels'
"Jeanne, Cindy is right, you REALLY should go to Summit and get a coach coming in. NOW is the time. Start the systems now and you'll be glad you did!"
Mar 10
kim oakes replied to Jeanne Phares's discussion 'Pay levels'
"jeanne, I have been in your shoes I encourage you to pay them comm. only,  it def encourages people to stand on there own two feet and be in charge of what type of money they want to make.  People who want to earn real money put the extra…"
Mar 9
Angelisa Farmer replied to Jeanne Phares's discussion 'Pay levels'
"I am new too! In Tennessee, we have to by law...offer minimum wage or commission. Straight commission is against the law. How we placed which stylist on which level was by the level chart Summit gave us. We had 6 stylists so we had 1 level 2, 1…"
Mar 4
Jeanne Phares replied to Jeanne Phares's discussion 'Pay levels'
"Thanks Cindy! "
Feb 16
Cindy Penrod replied to Jeanne Phares's discussion 'Pay levels'
"Jeanne, I would sugguest looking into the Summit.  They have a black and white plan fo salon owners that makes sense.  I have a pay structure in my salon that offers salary or commision which ever is greater.  This way they are in…"
Feb 16
Jeanne Phares posted a discussion

Pay levels

I'm a new Salon owner.  I'm trying to figure out how to pay my stylists.  I start everyone out hourly for the first three months while we are in are intro period.  Now I'm nearing the end of 3 months and I'm not sure what to do.  Do they switch to commission, if so, how much, how many levels should I have, attached to what kinds of benchmarks.  It is very confusing!  I want to be fair, but also realistic, and I have asked a few people that I network with who have been in the business a while…See More
Feb 14
Jeanne Phares replied to Trina's discussion 'When and how you pay a manager'
"We started off with a receptionist, then realized we needed a Salon Coordinator.  The Salon Coordinator is like an "assistant manager" -- she is not a hair stylist, she is a customer service, sales and administrative representative of…"
Feb 14
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Feb 14

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Alexander's for Hair
Position held within Salon:
Salon Owner
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I haven't been to a Summit Salon Event
Please tell us more about yourself:
I'm a new Salon owner and I'm looking for networking.

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