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Today at 10h00 there will be a public briefing by a few ministers including the Minister of Trade and Industry. Please tune in to hear what this means for hairdressing salons eager to open their doors again! Stay safe, strong and positive! You might also enjoy... Claiming UIF through TERS: The Latest Updates EOHCB Pleads with Government for Salons to Reopen Bargaining Council and EOHCB Accounts Update

By Simon Clark of Simon Clark Hairdressing, Port Elizabeth At the start of the crisis when salons remained open most focussed on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizer to stop the spread of the disease. With moves a foot in the industry to try and get us back to work as soon as possible I thought it would be an idea to share the Hierarchy of Hazard Controls. One thing is certain regardless of when we go back to work there is almost certainly going to be a risk of exposure to Covid 19. As such it is important that Salon owners start planning now. To do this we need to understand what measures we can put in place to protect ourselves and our staff and through that our businesses. This is best summarised by examining the Hierarchy of Hazardous Controls: The Hierarchy lays out the most effective way of dealing with hazards in an international standardised format. At the top of the list of most effective controls we have elimination for instance if a repair needs to be done to your sign at the top of the building, rather remove the sign and work on it at ground level. Eliminating the risk of working at height. The only way to do this in our present situation is remain under lockdown so this is not an option. Substitution controls would be replacing the hazard with a safer option, for instance using the formaldehyde free Sweet Shampoo instead of a Brazilian that contains it. This is not an option either as there is nothing we can swop Covid 19 with. Engineering controls involve placing a barrier between the worker and the hazard, Examples would be putting each of your styling chairs in a self contained booth. Thus eliminating any exposure to the person sitting next door. Putting a screen over the top of the basins so that there is a barrier between the shampooist and the client. It is noted that engineering controls are generally expensive to implement but are usually cheaper in the long run. Administrative controls. This is changing the way your staff work and it is here that salons can implement the biggest changes: Implement a daily staff healthcare questionnaire. To be completed before the staff member leaves for work. Anyone with symptoms stays at home! Implement a client health care questionnaire. This should be done over the phone before the client leaves for the salon to prevent any unnecessary contact. Any client with symptoms is offered the opportunity to rebook. Do not take a chance if you are sick your chances of working are zero! Reduce the number of clients you see at a time. Yes I appreciate that this seems counter intuitive, we have just endured a forced shut down with the consequent loss of income. However packing your salon with clients and staff from day one is a sure fire way to increase the risk of spreading the disease. The logical place to start here is to only book 1 client at a time – no back to back booking. Isolate your staff by splitting them into teams who only work together with no contact between teams. We've all heard the stories of shops shut down because one staff member caught Covid 19. If one of your staff gets it, chances are they all will and then where will you be? Our plan is to divide the staff into teams. Each team works a day and sterilizes the salon at the start and end of each day, in addition to the individual client protocols. No staff members are allowed to have any contact with any staff member outside of their team. That way if 1 team member gets infected, they are limited as to how many people they can infect. Increase the work spacing between clients and staff. Spacing between clients varies from salon to salon however a simple plan would be to only use alternate chairs or basins. This comes with the added benefit of placing a barrier albeit a small one between people. Throw away all your magazines! These traditionally get passed from client to client and are the perfect vector to spread the disease. Most salons are familiar with PPE of masks, gloves etc. It is important to note gloves are only effective if you change them after each client contact. Ie every time you stop working on a client you change your gloves. Simply put rather than wearing gloves all the time, you are much better washing your hands after each contact. Face masks are also only effective if both parties wear them so possibly look at getting a supply for your clients too. Likewise all all capes, gowns, towels etc need to be washed after every client contact. At present we are investigating dressing our staff in scrubs. These would be changed into at work, and changed out of before leaving for home again isloating a risk. I am also looking at the viability of gowns for staff to wear when dealing with individual clients. It sounds trite but the saying ”adapt or die” has never been more relevant. If we are to survive this we need to reinvent ourselves and operating methods. On a positive note salons where one of the few industries that survived the great depression so it's not all bad news. Image courtesy CDC Love this article? Like Simon Clark Hairdressing Facebook page HERE You might also enjoy... Selling Discount Vouchers in a time of Corona: Yes or No? Style Inspiration: Boys, Boys, Boys Be Blue: New Collection by Ivan Rodriguez

Salon Products is your salon’s retail partner, supporting you through lockdown and beyond. We provide your clients with the widest choice of professional retail products, delivered to their door (even during lockdown!), with 20% commission paid to you. Thanks to Salon Products, you can offer your clients a huge variety of retail! It’s like having an enormous professional retail store at your disposal, and even if your client needs a product your salon does not stock, they can order it online and you receive the commission, just as if it was on your shelves! Salon Products is operational during lockdown and offers free delivery over R600 ordered. Check out our website, where products are categorized according to their function. This allows you to help your clients order the best product to solve hair problems they may be experiencing towards the end of lockdown, keeping it professional and saving their hair! Salon Products charges you a low monthly fee of just R99 to have access to this portal, and this is payable month to month and can be cancelled at any time. For more info, watch our video below, or message Dirk with any questions on 082 302 6009. You can sign up now on our website to become a participating salon and let your clients know the good news! Go to www.salonproduct.co.za for more or don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on the number above if you need help! Click HERE to Sign Up with Salon Products and let us start this amazing journey. You might also enjoy... How can Your Business Benefit from using Salon Products? Client Advice for Mane-tainance during Lockdown Are Gloves Effective in Preventing the Spread of Covid-19?

A fabulous collection from Alfie-Lee Marcus at Manifesto, UK. Hair: Manifesto, UK Stylist: Alfie-Lee Marcus Make Up: Paris France Photography: Daniele Fummo You might also enjoy... Be Blue: Style Collection By Ivan Rodriguez Spain Wahl’s Amazing 5-Star Clipper Series Hed Kulture Goes Online for Benefit of Salons

The EOHCB has updated members on their pleas to government that salons should be allowed to open early in order to get this industry back to normal. Here is their update as published on social media. Follow the EOHCB on Facebook HERE For regular relevant industry articles, go to their dedicated Articles page HERE You might also enjoy... Bargaining Council and EOHCB April Accounts Update Kao Professional’s Salon Industry Recovery Programme is Announced Hedkulture Goes Online for Benefit of Salons

Dear Hairstylists President Ramaphosa took the courageous and unprecedented step of implementing a nationwide lockdown, extended to 30 April 2020. This has financial implications for employers, employees and all citizens alike. UASA, as a trade union whose continued operations rely on membership fees to provide services and benefits to our members, is no different. As a Union with our member’s best interest at heart, our National Executive Committee has relaxed the applicable provisions of our constitution to allow for a postponement of membership fees for the duration of the lockdown period, where member’s earnings are negatively affected and no deduction is possible, with the provision that the arrears, in this case for April 2020, will be deducted together with subsequent deductions over a period of no more than 3 months, post lockdown. This would ensure that affected members will be entitled to full benefits during the arrear period as a result of lockdown, but will also remain in good standing post the lockdown period by ensuring no break in membership. We also recommend that affected employers, whose operations have shutdown partially or in full as a direct result of the pandemic and lockdown, where applicable, take advantage of the Temporary Employee/ Employer Relief Scheme (TERS), as introduced by government as a relief measure. www.hcsbc.co.za You might also enjoy... Bargaining Council and EOHCB April Accounts Update Are Gloves Effective in Preventing the Spread of Covid-19? Terry Miles: Post-Lockdown Advice for Salons

Most salons have done an incredible job of reminding clients why resorting to box colour is a very bad idea. What about clients who are suffering because their fringes are getting too long? Expert advice here is that clients should “chip in” to their fringes rather than cutting them straight. This will create a more natural look and be easier for the salon to fix, than that dreaded straight “pudding bowl” line! Many clients are struggling with split ends as their hair grows out, and this is where the correct professional product can be a godsend. Have a one-on-one with your clients and advise them on what to use that will treat, repair and maintain their hair in a soft and shiny condition. The good news is that most major manufacturers are delivering to clients, and so is “Salon Products” which offers a variety of different professional products, so you can even recommend something that you do not currently stock, but feel will work for your client. You might also enjoy... Style Collection: Be Blue by Ivan Rodriguez, Spain Wahl’s Amazing Must-Have 5-Star Pro Clipper Series Salon Decor Tour: Craik Speirs, Hilton, KZN

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown, the National Bargaining Council wish to inform you of the decisions made between the parties and the Council in terms of the April 2020 accounts. Pension Fund Contributions • No contributions for the month of April and May 2020 will be charged. Critical Illness and Funeral Cover • The Critical Illness Benefit (R 8.92 per month per employee) and the Funeral Cover (R 9.50 per month per employee which is an added benefit through Hollard, is currently funded from the employer’s portion of the contributions towards the fund. • The decision was made to not charge these two premiums for April 2020 and May 2020. • To ensure the cover for employees remains in place, the April 2020 and May 2020 contributions will be recouped from the employer’s portion of the monthly contribution during June 2020 to October 2020. • What this effectively means is that for these months that the employers portion contributed towards the employees’ pension fund will reduce with the arrears. • The recoupment will look as follows: • This will not result in any additional charges being levied against the employer or the employee during June 2020 to September 2020. • Please note that claims arising during this period, will only be paid once all arrears are up to date. Each case will however be negotiated with Hollard on an individual basis Sick Pay Fund • The Sick Pay Fund will grant the industry a payment holiday on all Sick Pay Fund contributions for the month of April 2020. • This payment holiday will not affect the claims process and benefits will remain intact. • All claims for the month of April 2020 will be honoured should all the required documentation be submitted and contributions for March 2020 has been paid. Sick Benefit Fund • The Sick Benefit Fund will grant the industry a payment holiday on all Sick Benefit Fund contributions for the month of April 2020. • This payment holiday will not affect the claims process and benefits will remain intact. • All claims for the month of April 2020 will be honoured should all the required documentation be submitted and contributions for March 2020 has been paid. Council Levies • Council Levies for April 2020 will be charged at a rate of 10% of the normal levies. • This will be applicable for April 2020. Union Fees • The Union fees will still be levied for the month of April 2020 as per usual. • This is to ensure the employees’ benefits remains intact. It has also been agreed to that any charges raised for April 2020 as per the above will be payable over a period of 6 months subject to reconciled defined payments received from the establishment. Please note that the Union indicated that the Union fees for April 2020 should be payable over a period of 3 months. EOHCB Fees The National Executive Committee of the Employers’ Organisation for Hairdressing, Cosmetology, and Beauty (EOHCB) approved a once-off reduction in EOHCB Membership Subscription fees for the month of April 2020. This reduction is applicable to all members who are paid up to date for March 2020. The initiative is in aid of assisting our members who are faced and challenged by the effects of COVID-19. Full Membership payers - R255.00 Afro Membership payers - R150.00 Telephonic Membership payers - R150.00 Paid-up members will receive their monthly returns for April 2020 from the Council and the ER Subscription will have the above amounts allocated, depending on the type of subscription the member holds with the EOHCB. Should you wish to enquire whether you qualify for the reduction, please email info@eohcb.com with your National Bargaining Council for Hairdressing, Cosmetology, Beauty, and Skincare SAL registration number. You might also enjoy... Dedicated EOHCB Articles Page Available Wahl’s Amazing 5-Star Clipper Series MHB on Covid-19: We are In this Together and Will get to the Other Side

Here is an important and informative update on the use of gloves. Watch this video to help you understand the risks of improperly used gloves. You might also enjoy... Kao Salon Industry Recovery Initiative Announced Hairnews Webinar on Friday 24 April at 10 am – Become a Zoom Pro Terry Miles: Post-Lockdown Advice for Salons

The sea hides beneath its skin a universe that flows alien to us. It manifests its presence with waves that recite a mysterious language, but it’s also the energy that beats in calm, and the force that reflects the sky. We hope you enjoy the collection! Hair: Ivan Rodriguez @ El Salon Hairdressing Club Hair Instagram: @ivanrohair Photographer: Jell Loya Photographer Instagram: @jellloya Make-up: El Salon Make Up Studio Make-up Instagram: @elsalonbs Stylist: Melissa Webb Stylist Instagram @melwebbg You might also enjoy... L’Oreal Home Academy Weekly Line Up Life Aboard a Cruise Ship with Phindile Mchunu Hed Kulture Goes Online for the Benefit of Salons

L’Oréal Home Academy has a fabulous line-up of education and inspiration this week! Here’s the line-up and times where you can tune in to enjoy free education on Instagram! Here’s the line up for this week. If you have any questions please email tarryn.bloem@loreal.com and she will assist you asap! You might also enjoy... Dedicated EOHCB Articles Page Available Selling Discount Vouchers in a Time of Corona: Yes or No? Styles: Split the Look by Charlie Miller, Edinburgh

Every hairdressing professional and barber should be in possession of the “Fabulous Five” in Wahl’s 5-Star Pro Lineup Series! • Cordless Magic Clip • Cordless Senior • Cordless Detailer • Legend • Balding Clipper If you are missing one of these clippers, make sure to stock up as soon as lockdown is over, by visiting one of the Wahl outlets in your area. Remember, with all those clients wanting to catch up on haircuts, you need the best tools you can get! For more info go to www.ionlyusewahl.co.za Love Wahl? Like our Facebook page HERE You might also enjoy... Post-Lockdown Advice for Salons by Terry Miles Salon Decor Tour: Craik Speirs, Hilton, KZN MHB – We are in this Together and will Get to the Other Side of Covid-19