The Hair Council and selected guests were invited by Rupa Huq MP, to enjoy afternoon tea on the terraces of the UK Parliament, Westminster. A small group of Hair Council members and supporters had the…

The Hair Council is delighted to report that Estée Lauder Companies will be showing support for their hair salon partners by covering the cost of apprenticeship training. Laura Maxwell, Vice President/ General Manager, Haircare Cluster,…

On Monday22nd April, at the start of Allergy Awareness Week, we held a webinar looking at the importance of allergy awareness and training for your hairdressing business. The webinar is available here and the slide…

The Hairdressing Council believes that dealing professionally with allergy is a fundamental part of being a hair professional and alongside other industry organisations has created a harmonised approach to testing for allergy which is based…

On Monday 7th April 2025 we held a webinar looking at recent and forthcoming changes to employment rules and regulations as well as talking about self-employment and the potential for greater enforcement by HMRC.  The…

On Monday 10th March at 7pm we are holding a webinar to update you on progress since the VAT report was published and talk about the next steps in this campaign, including the day of…

- 500 hairdressers, barbers and beauticians protest outside the House of Commons - Save Our Salons protesters urgently call on Rachel Reeves to reduce VAT on March 26th - Unequal tax system and spiralling costs…

Hairdressing salon owners are calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to throw the sector an economic lifeline, with a new report highlighting how an unbalanced tax system is decimating their industry – and warned that unless…

Did you know there’s an official skin testing protocol in place? Sentio Salons Insurance recently carried out a survey regarding all things skin testing, and one of the key findings showed us that 40% of…

During this month's Hairdressing Council Webinar we sit down with Chris and Ian from RLK Solicitors to look at some of the main issues facing employers.  The webinar recording is here If following this you'd…

We are really proud to be partnering with WELOVE Purple Hearts to promote a mandatory register of all UK hair professionals and to highlight the importance of continuous education in the form of CPD education. …

During this month's Hairdressing Council Webinar we sit down with BHBA Director of the Year, SALV MULÉ founder of Academy Salons to discuss how to set your prices at the right level to not just…