FACTS not fiction

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.

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.

The 2022 Australian Hair Fashion Awards – sponsored by Presenting Partner Dyson and Principle Colour Partner O&M – is back for another year of celebrating the brightest stars currently shining within the Australian & New Zealand hairdressing industry. With such an incredible array of talent on display, the judging panel’s job in 2022 was certainly a difficult one.

Mocha Group are excited to announce the finalists for the Australian Hair Industry Awards 2022- Business. Launched in 2011 by esteemed trade visionary Linda Woodhead and the Mocha Group team, the AHIA’s- Business are renowned as the definitive awards program of business excellence for Australia’s leading hairdressers, salons, specialist businesses, educators and professional products. These accolades come as a welcome reprieve after challenging years with salons and hairdressers ready to look ahead and celebrate their achievements with one another.

Industry Day is absolutely unique on the Australian hairdressing calendar. It is the only industry event that brings educators together from across the entire industry across Australia. Facilitated by the AHC’s National Training Committee, the room was full of the who’s who of industry educators, including salon owners and in-salon educators, company and supplier educators, independent industry educators, plus RTO management and teachers from both TAFE and private providers. The theme of the day focussed on “What does the best training experience look like for our apprentice Hairdressers and Barbers?"

By now everyone seems to be aware that the Minister of Immigration announced last week that there will be some positive changes coming for temporary skilled workers looking for a pathway to permanent residency. Is it the magic pill that everyone was speaking about to assist all temporary 482/457 visa holders to get to PR? Perhaps not exactly… These changes however will benefit skilled workers who remained here during the pandemic and encourage them to stay in Australia permanently.

Talking about EFTPOS terminals isn’t the sexiest topic, we’ll admit. But talking about ways to save easy money simply by running your salon? Oh honey, we are listening!

The last two years have created a huge amount of uncertainty for everyone in business. To help salons reduce the cashflow uncertainty, attract new clients and increase their business valuation through direct debit membership programs, AHC Associate Member Payleadr has released a free membership toolkit for salons spas and clinics. This toolkit provides everything you need to design and implement an effective membership program, to generate strong and predictable recurring revenue.

In lobbying for the Visa/Sponsorship terms to change for our industry, the Government wants to see evidence from salon owners that have attempted to find staff. The success of our lobbying relies heavily on responses from salon owners.

The time has finally arrived to begin the journey towards reopening Victoria. Whilst the excitement is palpable, and a sense of promise for our industry is burgeoning, we still have many questions and logistics to navigate regarding the government legislations and expectations for businesses and employees to maintain safe workplaces with respect to COVID-19.

More than 3000 salon owners and hairdressers took part in a survey by the Australian Hairdressing Council regarding vaccinations and small business. Here are the results.

Who are the finalists for the Australian Hair Industry Awards 2021?

GOOD NEWS….the National Skills Commission Key Findings on the Skills Priority List (SPL) now includes Hairdressing.

Hair industry celebrates as finalists for 2021 Australian Hair Industry Awards are revealed.

Interested in knowing what's going to drive consumer behaviour for 2021? We outline what Mintel, the experts in what consumers crave, found out.

Australian Hairdressing Council releases results of industry survey detailing the impact of COVID on business, staff and mental health.