Services provided by the federation include:
- Representation
- Advisory/Publications
- Support/Networking
- Training/Educational
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- Discount Schemes
- Social Events
- Employer Starter Information Pack
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REPRESENTATION:
- Affiliation with the OMC - World Hairdressers Organisation
- Representation at meetings with Government officials, State Agencies and European World Hairdressing institutions/organisations
- Promotion of a professional image to the press and the public
- Promotion of the contribution made by the hairdressing industry to the economy
- Press Releases and letters to Press, TV, Radio, TD;s, FAS, Training Agencies
- Meetings with TD's, FS, VEC, Private Schools, Hair Companeis, PR Companies, Medical Organisations, Insurance Organisations, Business Federations, Health and Beauty Organisations
ADVISORY/PUBLICATIONS
- Telephone help-line
- Members Newsletters
- Code of Ethics
- Contracts of Employment
- Salon Rules and Regulations
- Health and Safety Guidelines
- Copies of relevant Legislation (Minimum Wage, Working Time, Holidays etc) Copy of Hiardressing Careers and Training Handbook
- Warnings re viruses and scams (such as ATM scams)
- PPI Forms for Salons
SUPPORT/NETWORKING
- Group support nationwide under the IHF umbrella
- IHF Membership Window Decal
- Members' salons listed on the IHF website
- Members' salons listed in Irish Hairdresser Magazie
- Access to Hairdresser Recruitment Agency
TRAINING/EDUCATIONAL
- IHF Masters Diplooma through Crumlin College
- Courses at St John's Central College, Cork
- Trainee Regisraiton Shceme for their salon trianing time (outside Dublin and Cork City and County Borough region)
- Opportunity to enter National, International and World Competitions
- Opportunity to work with the IHF Irish Artistic Team
- Opportunity to be part of the Competition Study Group
DISCOUNT SCHEMES
- Estetica Hair Magazine
- Hotel breaks
- VHI subscriptions
- Hospital and Medical Cover
- Salon Insurance and Life Assurance
- Pension Scheme Salon Computer Systems and Payroll Software
- Some IHF functions
SOCIAL EVENTS
- Golf Classic
- Annual Dinner
- Hair Show
- IHF Championships
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