Social dialogue in the personal services – hair and beauty sector - covers activities related to NACE (Rev.2) code 96.02 which include:
- in the hairdressing subsector: hair washing, trimming and cutting, setting, dyeing, tinting, waving, straightening and similar activities for men and women, as well as shaving and beard trimming
- in the beauty treatment subsector: facial massage, manicure and pedicure, make-up application and so on
The sectoral social dialogue committee has been created in 1999, replacing the informal working committee previously functioning since 1998.
The EU personal services - hair and beauty sector - employs over one million workers, including employees, self-employed, and agency workers, offering hair and beauty services to approximately 350 million potential customers (Eurofound Representativeness study, 2016).
The sector faces the following main challenges:
- the impact of the growth of out-of-town shopping malls at the expense of central shopping streets
- adapting to economic uncertainties, including higher energy and supply prices
- higher charges for water consumption and stricter regulations on waste in response to climate change
- ensuring the attractiveness of the sector to address declining interest in the sector
Workers' organisations
- UNI Europa (Hair & beauty)
Employers' organisations
Key areas
The current work programme focuses on:
- health and safety in the hairdressing sector
- sector attractiveness
- equal opportunities in the sector
- social partner capacity
- violence and harassment at work
Activities & meetings
Check the library entries with agendas, minutes and presentations
Achievements/Joint texts
Check the social dialogue texts database