The Minimum Wage

Of course the minimum wage also applies to children so you should be careful that you comply here as well. The press, local and national, love to hone in on businesses which they perceive as abusing the low-paid and so this is as much about protecting the goodwill of your business as it is about ensuring fair and appropriate wages.

Next month, a factsheet will be available on salon-smart.net on the minimum wage as a whole but for students aged 16 and 17 the rates are £3.40 an hour, rising to £3.53 an hour from 1 October 2008.

If you it still seems like a minefield or you simply want a chat then you should take advantage of your solicitor or services like hairlaw.co.uk.