On The Floor: the employers’ edition
From underserved students coming through the system, to the impact of ‘false self-employment’, it’s no surprise salon and barber shop owners up and down the country are struggling to find and keep the people they need, to help keep business afloat. Creative HEAD’s latest On The Floor report delivers a stark reality check
In March 2022 the National Hair & Beauty Federation declared a recruitment and skills crisis in hairdressing. Their report, Careers at the cutting edge: Tackling the skills shortage in the hair and beauty sector, cited multiple interlinked factors that had contributed to the situation, some over many years, including concerns over qualifications and training, challenges with recruitment and retention and financial pressures brought about by lack of adequate funding and the rising cost of living. Almost 60 per cent of employers said at the time that they had vacancies to fill and were struggling to recruit new staff.
One year down the line, Creative HEAD brought together a group of employers for an On The Floor discussion about how they are coping – and to see if finding their future teams has gotten any easier.
Published exclusively here on the Salon Smart HUB, READ THE FULL REPORT >
British hairdressing is facing irreparable damage and we need to act quickly, argues Toby Dicker. Do you agree?