June 12, 2016

To our stakeholders:

I am pleased to confirm that Beauty Connection Spa reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to share this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

Sincerely yours,

Kawthar Makahlah

Founder/CEO

BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA also had partnered with RASHID CENTER wherein the company is accepting On The Job trainees who are disable, giving them as well a chance to explore, introduce and experience the real working world and help them to realize that incapacities cannot hinder their dreams.

BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA is a predominantly a woman’s company where 95% employees are women. We take pride in employing widows, orphans, single women, uneducated and person with disabilities - giving them a chance to earn a good life for themselves and their families.

We take on raw unskilled staff, train them for 6 – 12 months, until they have acquired the skill, expertise and capability to be professional in their work; the important element to note here is that while they receive their training, from day one, BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA pays them a full normal salary.
BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA recognizes the fact that the staff know their work and their points of view are given great consideration into the decision making policy of the company. In fact, so much of importance is given to their points of view that it can be safely be said that the staff are the policy makers. BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA adopts a liberal democratic style of management. This makes all staff members feel involved and included - this fosters immense loyalty and a bonding of sisterhood.
The members of the staff know that they have a family of support in time of need. Facilities include a crèche at the place of work, where trained professional teachers look after all the needs of the young children of the staff. BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA allows the staff six months maternity leave which is far more that the statutory requirement. Women staff who do not drive, have been provided with transport.

Talented members of the staff have been given an opportunity to educate themselves further at the cost of BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA and sometimes they have also been sent abroad for training and to enter into competitive events.
Any award or prize won by a staff member is duly recognized and publicized within the company and outside. This enables our female staff to be up to date with the industry expectations. To reward hard work, honesty, integrity and capability BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA rewards members of the staff with all paid foreign holidays.
The women staff know that after they have been trained and have worked in BCS they are sought after by others in the industry. This fact gives the women an opportunity to become economically independent and its boosts their confidence and morale.

Beauty Connection Spa provides a wide range of Beauty product in the spa. We do have our own manufacturer to maintain the sustainability of the products offered especially the disposables. One example of sustainability is that; we are having an inventory checking to monitor the availability of supplies. The products that we are using as well ranges in different flavors (e.g. Wax- 16 flavors, KOKO Nail Polish- 300 shades) for the benefit of providing clients for a wide variety of choices.
In terms of the design and facilities, we assure that we maintain the properly hygiene environment and workforce. We are having a scheduled and surprise checking to maintain the properly cleaned materials and facilities that the staff owns to provide the health and wellness to the clients along with beauty.

Beauty Connection Spa is a Beauty Factory and Trusted One Stop, Beauty Destination for all beauty lovers.
Quality, cleanliness and providing a world class practices in beauty industry is being practiced by us, from the staff up to the managerial position.
We assure every customer to provide them the cleanliness of the premises. Moreover, unlike other salon/spa, we are having a scheduled and surprise checking to maintain the properly cleaned and hygiene materials and facilities that the staff owns to provide the health and wellness to the clients along with beauty.

At Beauty Connection Spa, it is our commitment to provide only the highest level of service in a professional and relaxing environment. Practicing the quality control of the workforce is very important not only in other industry but specifically in Beauty industry.
We are using a 100% disposables and non-woven products for all the services offered, hence, reducing in water and power consumption is also been practice since unlike other salons, sanitizing and washing the products used are being done.
During the two to six months training of the staffs, Beauty Connection Spa is providing a manual for the steps and dos and don’ts in doing the services and making sure that it is properly monitored and followed. One of the example is training them not to use the product twice (disposable towels should be used once) in a customer as well as using disinfectants before and after the service.
Moreover, once the staffs are already in the actual work, supervisors are also monitoring their performance. Morning briefing are also being practiced.

Transparency are always been a practice at Beauty Connection Spa. We provide the full information required for collaboration, cooperation, and collective decision making inside the company. Wherein, we ensure that all employees are familiar with the relevant bribery and corruption laws, their roles in the business, their responsibilities and the appropriate response to any suspicion of corrupt activity.

The members of the staff have been given an opportunity to free legal services should they desire. BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA pays its staff their salaries as well as hefty 50 % commissions and this is an initiative of the company to help the female staff to be economically independent. The commissions also help improve the marketing skills of the employee. The staff, due to the commission policy, extend themselves to their potential so that they increase their earning abilities. It is pertinent to note that a vast majority of staff earn commissions which far exceed their salaries. The commission policy has worked with tremendous success. BEAUTY CONNECTION SPA has employed several members of the families of the current staff to help them to settle and live together as a family.
We also have inductions and briefing to all the staff with regards to the UAE Labor policy, Salary Implementation so that all of them are well aware for the things happening inside the company.