Do gym members have a preference for personal trainers hired as employees or independent contractors?
It seems to be that personal trainers and hiring is a big fitness topic. I have seen fitness forums, including IdeaFit, ask these types of questions…
Whether or not it is better to hire or be hired as an Independent Contractor or as an Employee?;
What type of liabilities are involved in both types of hires?;
ETC…
However, I have not come across the question posed as to gym members’ preferences, if they have any at all (probably because most may not know the employment status of their PT and therefore difficult to get stats on this).
What are your thoughts?
Have you, as a gym member, had a preference?
As a gym member, could you tell the difference between a PT that was an employee or one that was an independent contractor?
As a personal trainer, have members or your clients made comments about this preference?
Hi Lawrence,
I have now my own studio, and, before that, I was an independent trainer at a club where I took my own clients. I never had anything to do with the gym operation and did not train the members. Since I wore a ‘uniform’ that identified me as being independent of the gym, the members were aware of my different status.
I know that my clients liked the fact that they are dealing with me directly without the middle man.
Karin Singleton
www.meltnc.com