Hairdressers, barber shops and beauty salons to be at the forefront of government apprenticeships
5 March 2014
Hairdressers, barber shops & beauty salons are to be at the forefront of the next wave of government apprenticeship “trailblazers”.
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Government to scrap Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold scheme
3 March 2014
The government announced in the 2013 Budget that it would be scrapping the Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold scheme from April 2014
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Salons warned to prepare for scrapping of sickness tax relief
3 March 2014
Salons are being warned that from next month [April] the government will be scrapping a tax relief which up to now has benefited small businesses...
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Low Pay Commission’s recommends a 3% increase in adult national minimum wage
27 February 2014
NHBF chief executive Hilary Hall responds to the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation for a 3% increase in the adult national minimum wage
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Step Up & Shine finalists announced!
26 February 2014
The finalists of the competition to win a Christofer Mann ‘Step Up & Shine’ Scholarship have been announced!
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In response to the government’s new rules on surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures
13 February 2014
In response to the government’s new rules on surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures, Hilary Hall, chief executive of the NHBF, said...
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Members reveal frustrations over ‘unnecessary’ red tape
31 January 2014
The NHBF in January highlighted the frustrations many salon owners feel over “unnecessary” council bureaucracy, in its first submission to the government’s Future High Streets...
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Our NHBF membership gives us an excellent return on investment
31 January 2014
David and Lynsey Baker are the brother and sister team behind The Vault Hair and Spa in Claygate. The studio opened in April 2013.
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Salons bracing themselves for bad news on future minimum wage levels
31 January 2014
The countdown begins to a decision on whether the national minimum wage should rise this year, with salons bracing themselves for bad news.
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