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Evidence of the exchange of books as gifts between scholars is to be found in several volumes in St John's associated with Roger Ascham. These comprise four volumes given by Ascham, each bearing a dedicatory epistle of several pages in his fine handwriting, as well as one given to him. The volumes he gave were destined for three recipients. Two were given in 1554 to Cuthbert Tunstall (1474-1559), initially envoy to the Duke of Burgundy, and later Bishop of Durham, who survived the reigns and changing religious alliegances of four Tudor monarchs. A year later Ascham gave another copy of one of these texts, Jeronimo Osorio's De nobilitate civili, to Cardinal Reginald Pole (1500-1558), who at that time was involved in the removal and trial of the protestant Archbishop Cranmer following the accession of Mary, and who took over the vacant seat later that year. In 1566 a copy of Carlo Sigonio's De republica Atheniensium was given to Bartholomew Dodington (1535/6-1595), a noted Greek scholar, who like Ascham also attended St John's. The Library also possesses a copy of Hesychius's Greek dictionary (1521) bearing an undated inscription to Ascham by the humanist scholar and royal tutor, Sir John Cheke (1514-1557).
Ascham distinguished himself in classics at St John's and became a fellow in 1534, Tutor to Princess Elizabeth in 1548, Latin Secretary to Queen Mary in 1553 (in which position he was specially permitted to continue in his profession of Protestantism), and Private Tutor to Queen Elizabeth in 1558. The beauty of his handwriting brought him employment as the writer of official letters on behalf of Cambridge University. In 1545 he published Toxophilus, a treatise on archery, in which he had considerable skill. Toxophilus is still honoured by archers as the seminal treatise on their sport, and by literary historians as the most successful of early attempts to write a formal prose discourse in English. Ascham's Scholemaster, one of the most influential of Tudor treatises on education, was published posthumously in 1570.
In this article, I will discuss everything you need to know about paying your yoga instructors. I will discuss the pros and cons of each way and when you should adopt a particular payment method over the other.
This post is part of a series of guides and articles providing in-depth information about how to start a yoga studio. Head to the main article to find a list of articles and guides covering the topic.
Many yoga studios like to keep it simple by paying their instructors a fixed-rate per class. This method means the instructors get paid the same amount if 100 students show up or if ten students show up. Some yoga studios make a deal with their instructors to pay by the student, meaning their income depends on the number of students they attract to their classes.
Some yoga studios find it hard to get established yoga instructors who specialize in a specific niche, and this could be your angle. Most yoga studios will be open to negotiating the payment style with you.
Yoga teachers are freelancers or employees. They get paid by the class or by the hour. Example: The yoga studio might pay $50 per class, even if the class is 20 minutes long. The same yoga studio might also pay $30 per hour, calculating each minute you, the instructor, spend in class.
However, some instructors prefer to get paid by the hour as certain classes might take more time, and this allows them to charge the studio owners appropriately. If your classes vary in length, you want to opt for the per-hour flat-rate model.
Studio owners who operate on this model tend to be more hands-on and communicate with their instructors throughout the entire day. The payment model is unique, and they have to be present in all classes to count attendance. Or they use a yoga studio attendance software like StudioGrowth to automatically take attendance.
The biggest issue with headcount based wages is that attendance tends to increase or decrease based on the time of day. Over 30% of all yogis show up during the early morning hours, and only 20% do so during the evening hours.
This model is the optimal model as it guarantees payment for all instructors, and the top-performing instructors get paid more. It reduces the envy and competitiveness between instructors, and it allows the most enthusiastic instructors to rise to the top.
The only thing you have to do is approve each payment, and initiating direct deposit options is fast and straight-forward. The bank can even file multiple direct deposit requests at once, allowing you to pay different teachers simultaneously. Banks typically rely on ACH (Automated Clearing House) deposits for direct deposit orders.
Studio owners can tell their bank to send out payments at the exact time they want, and the bank will automatically send the payments on the marked date of choice. The bank will typically offer you payroll software from an online management panel where you can control the pay schedule and approve salary payments.
In StudioGrowth, simply enter the wages of your teachers and their bank details, and the teachers get paid automatically at the frequency you set. We have a free 14-day trial of our yoga studio management software. Do give us a try, I promise you will love it.
NOTE: You can easily collect this information in StudioGrowth when you set-up the yoga teachers class schedule. They receive an email and can enter all the relevant information within StudioGrowth.
Reach out to your bank and request authorization forms that you can give to each one of your teachers. They will have to sign this form to provide you with permission to transfer ACH payments to their account electronically.
The primary responsibility a yoga studio owner has towards yoga teachers aside from paying their wages is to pay federal tax, which includes Income tax, Medicare, and Social Security. Payroll taxes combined can amount to more than 50% of the net wage the instructor receives, depending on the state and income levels of the instructor.
They account for more than 70% of all revenue collected by the IRS. Payroll taxes are your biggest responsibility as a business owner. Yoga studio owners have to file multiple forms for each instructor, and there are ways to automate the process.
Each state sets an individual tax rate, and you have to estimate the payroll tax based on your state tax rate. States exempt from income taxes are the following: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.
Moreover, you can hand this statement down to your accountant and have them organize payments and handle all your paperwork for you. They can also help you with frequency reporting and making timely payments.
Before filing any forms, you must register with the government to get an EIN. The EIN is an Employer Identification Number certifying you as the owner of a proprietary business. You can get the business insurance and file taxes for your employees when you have the EIN.
Pro Tip: Think of EINs like SSNs for businesses. The EIN is present on all forms associated with your business. To obtain the business license and insurance you need the EIN. The following are the forms you have to file with the IRS for each employee:
The tax filing period depends on your payment frequency. If this is your first year running a yoga studio, you can determine when you want to pay the taxes by consulting with your accountants or the IRS).
If you offer your instructors a 13th salary, you will still have to pay payroll taxes to the tune of a regular salary. This rule also applies to other forms of irregular payments such as sick pay, overtime work, commissions, etc.
NOTE: All the information presented about payroll applies to yoga teachers who work at your yoga studio as employees. If a yoga teacher is working as a freelancer and merely offering their services, the yoga teacher will be responsible for paying their taxes directly.
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