Podcast Episode 16: Product Deductions from Commission – What Owners and Employees Need to Know

In British Columbia, both salon owners and employees need to navigate commission structures carefully, especially when it comes to deducting product costs—here’s how to do it legally and fairly.

In a previous episode of The Business of Style podcast, we talked about the fact that deducting product costs from staff commissions is generally not allowed under BC’s Employment Standards Act. But for both salon owners and employees, there’s more to the story. If you want to better understand how these deductions can work legally, this post and podcast (link below) is for you.

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The key takeaway is that while the ESA prohibits directly deducting business costs from employee wages, there is a way for salon owners to recover product costs—if it’s structured correctly. Let’s break it down for both owners and staff.