SOPs can fast track the productivity of new employees, reducing training and supervision time required from existing staff.
When new employees are hired, they should be given their own set of SOPs and be asked to review them prior to beginning their on-site training program.
Documenting how the business tasks are performed via SOPs provides a level of insurance for the spa that it will be able to continue if a key employee leaves.
To minimize paper consumption, many spas make their SOPs available on CDs or through website access.