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A structured employment agreement outlining job roles, compensation, schedules, and salon rules for hiring new beauty team members.
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Building a talented beauty team is one of the most exciting milestones for any salon owner, but protecting your business and your new stylists requires clear boundaries from day one. A salon employment contract is the foundational agreement that transitions a handshake deal into a secure, professional partnership. You need this document the moment you decide to bring on a new beautician, lash technician, or makeup artist as a formal employee, rather than an independent booth renter. A great contract does more than just list hours and wages; it sets clear expectations around client ownership, product usage, commission structures, and salon etiquette. By clearly defining how tips are handled, who owns the Instagram portfolio photos taken in your chairs, and how downtime is spent, you create a harmonious workplace where everyone knows how to succeed. A strong agreement protects your hard-earned client list while showing your new team member that you run a professional, organized space where their talent will be respected and fairly compensated.
Employees work on schedules set by the salon, use salon-provided products, and receive hourly wages or commissions controlled by the owner. Booth renters pay a flat rent fee, set their own hours, use their own products, and process their own payments directly from clients.
You cannot prevent clients from choosing where to go, but you can legally prohibit a former employee from actively soliciting your database or using your salon's contact lists to recruit clients. A valid non-solicitation clause in the contract protects your proprietary client list.
The contract should state a specific percentage the stylist earns for selling retail items to clients, usually ranging from 10% to 20% of the retail price. It must also define when these commissions are paid out, such as on the regular bi-weekly paycheck.
The contract should specify that any photos taken of clients on the salon premises or during paid working hours are the joint intellectual property of the salon and the stylist. This allows the salon to use the images for marketing while giving the stylist permission to use them in their personal portfolio with credit to the salon.
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