Is your salon prepared for the Easter public holidays?
March 1, 2021With the Easter public holidays approaching, now is a good time to re-visit public holiday pay. Easter is often a popular period for employees to want to take the opportunity to have a well-earned break, however, many employers will face a challenging month of managing their employees’ entitlements as well as ensuring there is enough […]
Pay during quarantine and self-isolation – what salon owners need to know.
February 16, 2021As the coronavirus continues to disrupt business operations across the country, salon owners need to stay on top of their obligations to staff throughout this challenging period. As we have seen breakout cases occur across several states in the past few weeks, we have heard from our members that they are unclear about what their […]
Quarantine & self-isolation: leave options for salon owners + staff.
February 10, 2021As the coronavirus continues to disrupt business operations across the country, salon owners need to stay on top of their obligations to staff throughout this challenging period. As we have seen breakout cases occur across several states in the past few weeks, we have heard from our members that they are unclear about what their […]
2021 UPDATE TO THE HAIR AND BEAUTY INDUSTRY AWARD
February 1, 2021Increased Wage Rates and Allowances In accordance with the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review 2018-19 Decision, the wage rates and some allowances in the Hair and Beauty Industry Award 2010 have been varied. The key changes are: Award wage rates will be increased by 1.75% effective from the first full pay period […]
What are the current rules about face masks for salon owners?
January 20, 2021The rules regarding face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are regularly being reviewed and updated. Over recent months, there has been an increased focus from public health advice on the wearing of face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19, with requirements changing as outbreaks occur or decline. The below states currently have […]
Cancellations during Covid.
January 18, 2021As outbreaks of Coronavirus continue to affect states and territories across Australia, and with a rise in isolations and testing numbers, many of our members are reporting an increase in appointment cancellations. Whether it’s due to self-isolation, forced lockdown of particular areas or the inability to attend an appointment due to being in a testing queue, here are the […]
Last-minute actions to increase your Christmas Sales
December 16, 2020Christmas is the busiest time of the year for salon owners, and particularly in 2020 this is a chance for many businesses to add to what has been a pretty average year for revenue. If you’ve been a bit distracted with the salon reopening and not as concentrated on your Christmas offers as usual, the […]
Key dates for The Small Business Superannuation Clearing House at end of year
December 14, 2020Something many small business owners are not on top of at this time of year is closure dates for essential services, like your accounting system, your salon supply company or cut-off dates for your super clearing house. All employers must use a Super Clearing House when paying superannuation to their staff. This allows employers to […]
QR Codes for Client Check-in MANDATORY for Salon Owners.
December 3, 2020We have seen a lot of conversation in our private member’s group on Facebook recently about the new COVID-19 restrictions in across Australia forcing salon owners to use QR codes for checking in, rather than signing sheets or lodging records on your salon computer. This new rule has been made MANDATORY for all salon owners […]
Christmas 2020 Public Holidays for Salon Owners
November 26, 2020As salons and staff are getting ready for Christmas, the team behind the phones at HABA have been getting a stack of phonecalls regarding public holidays during this Christmas season. With the Christmas Public Holidays falling close to the weekend, its important that salon owners understand their requirements for public holiday pay to ensure they […]
ARE YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS 2020? YOUR SALON CHECKLIST
November 18, 2020Christmas 2020 has a lot of expectations on it from salon owners. We are all trying to recoup the losses that we experienced throughout the year in our business, our clients are trying to cram in missed appointments and treatments they missed out on throughout the year and everyone could use some serious time off. […]
BEAUTY SALONS REJOICE: Victorian Salons will be able to offer services without a face mask from 22 November
November 9, 2020The impact of the coronavirus has been felt most keenly in Melbourne, with one of the largest outbreaks and longest lockdown periods in the country. Beauty salon owners particularly have been significantly affected, with even the latest phases of eased restrictions having additional clauses which prevented salon owners for performing services to any part of […]
THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF SALON CHRISTMAS PROMOTIONS
November 2, 2020As we roll into November, now is the time to get yourself into gear for the busiest period on the salon calendar. While we know our regulars will be coming in and probably even have at least two appointments pre-booked in this period, now is a time where you can create significant sales for your […]
2020 HABA AGM
October 26, 2020In a year like no other, we are pleased to bring the HABA AGM to our members completely virtually in 2020. This allows our members from across the country to have the same experience of our AGM and allows our national member base to equally contribute to the conversation. WHEN: MONDAY 23 November 2020 TIME: 6:30pm […]
PROTECTING YOUR SALON BUSINESS FROM CYBER CRIME
October 21, 2020Last week on our social media platforms (you can find us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram here), we shared one of the latest scams that has been doing the rounds of salons in Australia. This prompted so many of our members getting in touch and sharing their stories of the huge number of scams that […]
BUDGET 2020 FOR SALON OWNERS
October 8, 2020After the year that was 2020, we knew that Budget Night 2020 was going to be like no other. After programs like JobKeeper and JobSeeker, and knowing that those were due to both drop down and end, many Salon Owners were keen to know what the future looked like for government support in those industries […]
HABA’S TOP 5 QUESTIONS ON LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
October 6, 2020With the year we’ve had and the holiday season coming up, leave has become a little more complicated in 2020 – surprise, surprise. We know many salon owners struggle at this time of year to get their leave right and ensure that they stay in front and compliant with all the rules and regulations under […]
WHAT TO SAY AFTER ‘R U OK’
September 28, 2020Every year we talk about R U OK Day and bringing the struggles of mental health out into the open by starting a conversation with the simple question – “are you ok?”. The rise of this day in the Australian calendar each year should absolutely be applauded, but in a year like no other, now […]
When can hairdressing and beauty salons open in Melbourne and regional Victoria – Victoria’s Roadmap out of Restrictions
September 21, 2020On Sunday 6 September, Premier Daniel Andrews announced the plan to move Victoria out of restrictions, back to business and into the new COVID normal life. What are the key changes? There will be no changes to COVID-19 restrictions for industry until at least 28 September 2020 for both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. […]
THE BEST EVENTS IN HAIR AND BEAUTY OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
September 14, 2020We all need a little pick me up right now, we need something to look forward to and we need a dose of positive in our lives. The team at HABA received so much amazing feedback from our virtual events about how inspired our members were thanks to the incredible speakers, and we want to […]