PSC Chair Rental Agreement Templates

Yes. When a hairdresser operates through a personal service company (PSC), it is the company, not the individual, that enters into the agreement with the salon. Simply-Docs provides a separate set of PSC chair rental agreements for this situation, covering hairdressers, beauty therapists and nail technicians. These differ from the sole-trader versions because they reflect the intermediary role of the company. The off-payroll working rules (IR35) can also be a relevant consideration, but they only apply where you would have been an employee of the salon if you provided services directly to it. Note too that where the salon is a small client outside the public sector, which is the typical case, responsibility for deciding whether the rules apply stays with your own company rather than the salon. The salon only takes on that determination duty if it is a medium or large client or a public sector client. Using the correct agreement for your structure matters both contractually and for tax purposes.

Simply-Docs offers two variants for each profession in this sub-folder. The 'Own and Salon Clients' version covers arrangements where the contractor serves their own clients and also occasionally accepts clients referred by the salon. Under that arrangement the salon typically collects payment from referred clients and passes a percentage to the contractor. The 'Own Clients' version is for contractors who only serve their own clients, with those clients paying the contractor directly. Choose the version that accurately reflects how your arrangement actually operates.

A personal service company (PSC) is a limited company set up by a contractor to provide their services to clients. It has no formal legal definition but features in IR35, the rules preventing disguised employment through an intermediary. In a PSC chair rental, the company, not the individual, contracts with the salon. This matters because IR35 may apply if HMRC considers the contractor would have been an employee had they contracted directly. A well-drafted PSC-specific agreement supports the contractor's genuine self-employment position, though employment status ultimately depends on the actual working arrangements as well as the contract.

Choose by who the technician serves: use the Nail Technician Chair Rental (Service Company) Agreement (Own and Salon Clients) if they occasionally serve clients referred by the salon, or the Nail Technician Chair Rental (Service Company) Agreement (Own Clients) if they serve only their own clients. Both are drafted for technicians operating through a personal service or other intermediary company, following the same logic as the hairdresser and beauty therapist versions.

The key difference is who signs the contract. In a sole-trader arrangement the individual hairdresser, beauty therapist or nail technician enters into the agreement personally; in a PSC arrangement the contractor's limited company contracts with the salon, even though the work is carried out by the individual (or their assistant). The PSC Chair Rental Agreement Templates sub-folder covers the company-contracting structure, while the Self-Employed Chair Rental Contract Templates sub-folder covers sole traders. The PSC guidance also addresses the IR35 and agency worker considerations relevant to the company structure.