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WELCOME TO THE AHC RESOURCE LIBRARY - This Business, Marketing & Customer Service documentation is exclusively available to AHC Members Only.

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The AHC is your trusted source for the latest news and developments from the Government, industry key players, education and training and national events.

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Breaking News & Industry Updates

Unwritten: The New App For Sole Trader Hairdressers

Unwritten: The New App For Sole Trader Hairdressers

Industry News, Business News, Blog

The Unwritten App is launching into the hairdressing market, created to be the world’s first free software and retail platform specifically designed to help sole trader hairdressers grow successful businesses. The app is looking for independent hairdressers to sign up to test the main Beta release and join the community. Interested? Read on!

The 5 most common mistakes tenants make when negotiating with their landlords

The 5 most common mistakes tenants make when negotiating with their landlords

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Commercial Tenants are business owners that specialise in delivering their chosen product or service. Landlords specialise in leasing out their properties for the highest rent they can. Because Landlords specialise in leasing out property and Tenants do not, there is often an imbalance in information and power that leads to the Landlord gaining an unfair advantage over the Tenant. AHC member and lease expert Kelly Cunningham from Your Leasing Co has saved our members hundreds of thousands of dollars by helping negotiate leases. Here, she shares the five most common mistakes Tenants make when negotiating with their Landlords.

Weekend Penalty Rate Increases for Casual Employees continue in 2023

Weekend Penalty Rate Increases for Casual Employees continue in 2023

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Back in 2021, The Fair Work Commission announced a series of instalment increases to the weekend penalty rates for casual employees under the Hair and Beauty Award. These increases were to occur over a period of 2 years, spanning from January 2022 to December 2023. As part of this decision, the 4th instalment of increases occurred on the 31st of December 2022. Considering this decision was originally announced some time ago; as a brief reminder, we have summarised below the relevant increase dates and figures that you need to be aware of and to ensure you have planned for in your business for 2023.

Considering a Rent-a-Chair agreement? Here's all you need to know!

Considering a Rent-a-Chair agreement? Here's all you need to know!

Industry News, Business News, Blog

With the hair industry amidst a critical skills shortage and salons crying out for staff, plus the upward trend of many stylists become solo operators, many salon owners are considering renting a chair out in their salon and undertaking Rent-a-Chair agreements.

Unwritten: The New App For Sole Trader Hairdressers

Unwritten: The New App For Sole Trader Hairdressers

Industry News, Business News, Blog
The 5 most common mistakes tenants make when negotiating with their landlords

The 5 most common mistakes tenants make when negotiating with their landlords

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Weekend Penalty Rate Increases for Casual Employees continue in 2023

Weekend Penalty Rate Increases for Casual Employees continue in 2023

Industry News, Business News, Blog
Considering a Rent-a-Chair agreement? Here's all you need to know!

Considering a Rent-a-Chair agreement? Here's all you need to know!

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Afterpay is Australia's largest Buy Now Pay Later platform. We empower customers to access the things they want and need, like hair services and products, while still allowing them to maintain financial wellness and control, by splitting payments in four, for both online and in-salon purchases.

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