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Cancellations are reaching hairdressers across the country after the government tightened the measures, according to NHO Service og Handel. Now they are sounding the barber’s alarm.
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– The measures announced by the government are not enough. We must get back the extensive compensation scheme we had this spring, and the scheme must last as long as the crisis lasts, says NHO Service og Handel CEO Anne-Cecilie Kaltenborn.
The hairdressing and wellness industry in Norway consists of 8,000 companies with 22,000 employees, according to figures from NHO.
Now the industry organization speaks of “an avalanche of cancellations”, after the industry has already been through a demanding period.
In a press release, NHO writes that the savings from the hair salons were already used during the spring and summer to keep the salons alive.
– Owners and employees have shown great adaptability. “We have managed to operate in a way that has put us back on our feet after closure, while keeping the infection under control,” says Kaltenborn.
Hairdressing classes canceled
Anne-Mari Halsan, Executive Director of Norwegian Hairdressing and Wellness Companies (NFVB) at NHO Service og Handel, now expresses her concern about the upcoming holiday season.
– It is maddening that now it is not the danger of the infection spreading in the salon that is stopping the industry, but that customers are being told to stay home, he says.
Although the hair salons will not be closed this time, there are several who have canceled their hairdressing classes, he says. In addition, he fears that office hours will disappear.
– If there is going to be a bankruptcy, the government must help the industry, says Halsan.
– Need help
The industry is now turning to the authorities for help, as it did this spring. NHO notes, among other things, that the compensation scheme has been discontinued since the start of the pandemic.
– Many companies are now on bare ground. There is good reason to fear that in the coming months we will see a series of bankruptcies that could otherwise have been avoided, says Anne-Cecilie Kaltenborn.
– We do not ask for much, only that the companies that need it, regardless of the industry, receive some help from the authorities. And help must come now, he adds.
