Employee Management

Employee Management

How Much Should You Pay Massage Therapists? A Guide for Massage Business Owners

As a massage business owner, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is how much to pay your massage therapists. Not only does compensation affect your bottom line, but it also plays a key role in attracting and retaining skilled professionals. The challenge lies in balancing fair wages with maintaining a profitable business. This article explores payment structures—hourly vs. commission—and also examines the differences between hiring contractors and employees, helping you make informed decisions

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Employee Management

How To Onboard Massage Employees and New Massage Therapists

In the massage industry, each and every practitioner has their own unique take on how they provide treatment, the space they cultivate, and the kinds of clients they like to work with.  Over time, and with great service, the client list begins to grow, and there soon becomes a need to expand the team to serve more and more.  There’s no question, a growing massage business requires more team members – from other therapists to

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Need More Team Members? The 7 Best Practices For Hiring Massage Therapists

If it isn’t already obvious, the old practices for hiring massage therapists aren’t as effective as they used to be. With the candidate pool now significantly more passive, you’ve got to up your game if you want to attract & high massage therapists to your spa or practice.  Here are some tips to help you attract qualified talent:  Best Practice #1 – Take The Right Mindset & Approach In the past few years, the hiring market

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Employee Management

How To Successfully Hire Massage Therapists in 2023

Prefer To Listen? Check Out The Podcast Episode! If it hasn’t been obvious to this point, there’s been a massive shift in the hiring market for massage therapists.  As a direct result of the Covid-19 Pandemic, dozens of massage schools have closed, many therapists have gone into private practice, and some have even left the massage profession behind entirely.  Plus, starting in 2020, the United States saw a massive wave of employees leaving their job

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