Salon employment contracts, by Rubric Law.
Rubric Law is SOU's legal partner. Get the fillable salon employment contract, free for SOU PRO and CEO members, and book a free consultation with Rubric Law.
Written by Rubric Law for SOU. Fill in one simple worksheet and the whole contract completes itself. Free for SOU PRO and CEO members.
The contract
A full UK salon employment contract written by Rubric Law, SOU's legal partner. Free for SOU PRO and CEO members, £199 for non-members.
Fill in one simple worksheet and the contract completes itself: employer and employee details, job title, pay, hours, holiday, sick pay, probation and notice all flow into Schedule 1 and the cover page. Includes salon clauses on confidentiality, client data, intellectual property and garden leave.
For employees only. Not suitable for chair renters or self-employed stylists, and not a tool for deciding employment status. General information, not legal advice.
A full UK salon employment contract written by Rubric Law, SOU's legal partner. Free for SOU PRO and CEO members, £199 for non-members.
Fill in one simple worksheet and the contract completes itself: e…
A full UK salon employment contract written by Rubric Law, SOU's legal partner. Free for SOU PRO and CEO members, £199 for non-members.
Fill in one simple worksheet and the contract completes itself: employer and employee details, job title, pay, hours, holiday, sick pay, probation and notice all flow into Schedule 1 and the cover page. Includes salon clauses on confidentiality, client data, intellectual property and garden leave.
For employees only. Not suitable for chair renters or self-employed stylists, and not a tool for deciding employment status. General information, not legal advice.
A full UK salon employment contract written by Rubric Law, SOU's legal partner. Free for SOU PRO and CEO members, £199 for non-members.
Fill in one simple worksheet and the contract completes itself: e…
A full UK salon employment contract written by Rubric Law, SOU's legal partner. Free for SOU PRO and CEO members, £199 for non-members.
Fill in one simple worksheet and the contract completes itself: employer and employee details, job title, pay, hours, holiday, sick pay, probation and notice all flow into Schedule 1 and the cover page. Includes salon clauses on confidentiality, client data, intellectual property and garden leave.
For employees only. Not suitable for chair renters or self-employed stylists, and not a tool for deciding employment status. General information, not legal advice.
A full UK salon employment contract written by Rubric Law, SOU's legal partner. Free for SOU PRO and CEO members, £199 for non-members.
Fill in one simple worksheet and the contract completes itself: e…
About Rubric Law
SOU's legal partner for employment contracts, chair rental agreements and all other legal services for salon owners.
✅ Bristol law firm working with business owners across the UK
✅ Wrote SOU's salon employment contract with us
✅ Free consultation for SOU members: just raise a ticket
Rubric Law
📍 One Temple Quay, Temple Back East, Bristol BS1 6DZ
📞 0117 435 4350
✉️ info@rubric.law · 🌐 rubric.law
Chair renters and self-employed stylists
Check employment status before you use a chair rental or self-employed agreement.
HMRC looks at how your chair renters actually work, not just what the agreement says. Get it wrong and the salon could owe PAYE, National Insurance and VAT.
Check before you sign:
🔍 Book an SOU mini audit
We check how your chair renters work against HMRC's guidelines and tell you what to change. Raise a ticket and ask for a mini audit.
📝 Need an agreement?
Rubric Law can draw up a chair rental or self-employed agreement that fits how you really work.
⚖️ The law is changing
The Government is consulting on employment status until 8 January 2027, including a presumption that people are workers. Read the consultation on GOV.UK.
⚠️ An agreement alone will not make someone self-employed
If the day-to-day reality looks like employment, HMRC and tribunals will treat it as employment, whatever the agreement says. See the important legal information at the bottom of this page.
Your free consultation with Rubric Law
Free for SOU members. Three simple steps.
1. RAISE A TICKET
Raise a support ticket in the Members Area. Start it with "Rubric Law" and tell us briefly what you need help with.
2. WE PASS IT ON
The SOU team checks your ticket and sends it straight to Rubric Law.
3. RUBRIC LAW CALLS YOU
Rubric Law contacts you to arrange your free consultation. If you need further work, agree the fees with them before they start.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Rubric Law and your free consultation.
What can Rubric Law help my salon with?
Rubric Law is SOU's legal partner for employment contracts, chair rental agreements and all other legal services, including:
Contracts and handbooks: employment contracts written for salons, staff handbooks and HR policies.
Bespoke restrictive covenants: written for your salon, your area and the employee's role, so they are more likely to stand up if challenged. Covers client non-solicitation and non-dealing, staff non-poaching and non-compete clauses, kept in line with the Government's planned non-compete reforms. For simpler cases, SOU's own fillable HR051 Restrictive Covenants Appendix lets you pick the restrictions you need and add them to any contract.
Chair rental and self-employed: rent-a-chair, room rental and freelance stylist agreements.
Managing your team: disciplinary, grievance and performance issues, redundancy, restructures, TUPE and settlement agreements.
Your business: buying, selling or restructuring a salon, commercial leases and shareholders' agreements.
Is the consultation really free?
Yes. SOU members can raise a ticket for a free consultation with Rubric Law. If you then need Rubric Law to do further work, agree the fees with them before they start.
How do I use the salon employment contract?
Download the Word version and fill in the Contract Details Worksheet at the front. Your answers fill in the cover page and Schedule 1 automatically. Check the contract, then delete the worksheet before you send it to your employee. It is free for SOU PRO and CEO members.
Should my stylists be employed or self-employed?
It depends on how they really work, not what the agreement says. Check against HMRC's VTAXPER69100 hairdressing guidelines, or book an SOU mini audit and we will go through your working arrangements with you.
Can Rubric Law draw up a chair rental agreement?
Yes. Raise a ticket, tell us how your chair renters work, and we will pass it to Rubric Law. They can draw up a chair rental, room rental or self-employed agreement that matches how you really work.
Who helps with disputes and insurance claims?
For dispute resolution and insurance claims, SOU works with RLK Solicitors. See the Legal Toolkit.
Book your free consultation
Got a question about a contract, a chair renter or a member of your team? SOU members raise a ticket in the Members Area and we pass it to Rubric Law. Not a member yet? Join SOU PRO and the contract is free.
Disputes and insurance claims: for dispute resolution and insurance claims, SOU works with RLK Solicitors. See the Legal Toolkit.
Important legal information
General information only. The contract templates, guidance and links on this page are general information for UK salon owners. They are not legal, tax or employment advice for your circumstances. Buying or using a template does not make you a client of Rubric Law or create an advisory relationship with Salon Owners United (SOU).
Not a tool to decide employment status. The salon employment contract, chair rental agreements and self-employed agreements do not determine anyone's employment status. Status depends on how the working relationship operates in practice, not on what an agreement says. You are responsible for establishing the correct status of everyone who works in your salon, for example using HMRC's guidance and CEST, and for taking professional advice where needed. The SOU mini audit is a general review against HMRC's published guidelines, not a formal status determination or tax advice, and HMRC or a tribunal may take a different view.
No liability for costs. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SOU, Rubric Law, RLK Solicitors and our other partners accept no liability for any loss, tax, National Insurance, VAT, penalties, interest, back pay, holiday pay, compensation, claims or legal costs arising from your use of these documents or this information, including where a worker's employment status has not been correctly established for your working relationship. Nothing in this notice excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. Advice Rubric Law gives under a separate engagement is governed by Rubric Law's own terms of business.
Keep it up to date. Employment law, HMRC guidance and the law on non-compete clauses are changing. Check you are using the latest version and review your contracts and agreements regularly.
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