EXHIBIT 10.1(a) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 17, 1996 This Amendment to Employment Agreement (the "Amendment") is made as of the 25th day of March, 1997 by and between STEINER LEISURE LIMITED, a Bahamas international business company (the "Company"), and Clive E. Warshaw ("Employee"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Company and Employee entered into an Employment Agreement dated October 17, 1996 (the "Employment Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to amend the Employment Agreement as provided below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. COMPENSATION. Section 3(a)(i), in its entirety, and the first sentence of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Employment Agreement are hereby amended so that, as amended, they shall read as follows: (a) SALARY, ETC. Commencing as of January 1, 1997, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company (or any Affiliate thereof) shall pay to Employee during the term hereof compensation as described in this Section 3(a), all of which shall be subject to such deductions as may be required by applicable law or regulation. (i) BASE SALARY. A base salary at the rate of (A) Three Hundred Forty-One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars [(U.S.) $341,250.00] for calendar year ("Year") 1997 and (B) no less than Three Hundred Forty-One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars [(U.S.) $341,250.00] for each Year thereafter during the term of this Agreement, subject to review by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, payable in bi-weekly installments (the "Base Salary"). (iii) INCENTIVE BONUS. With respect to each Period (as defined below) and Year during the term hereof, additional cash compensation as described in this Section 3(a)(iii) (the "Incentive Bonus") based on a budget for each Year hereunder, including budgets for each Period (as defined below) within such Year, which budget includes an estimate of the Net Earnings (as defined below) for each such Period and for such Year and which budget shall have been approved for the purpose of the compensation payable hereunder by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Budget"). 2. TERMINATION. Section 5(d) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to eliminate the words "and Additional Bonus" in the last sentence thereof. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of the amendments to the Employment Agreement contained in this Amendment shall be January 1, 1997. 4. NO OTHER AMENDMENT. Except as set forth in this Amendment, all provisions of the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written. STEINER LEISURE LIMITED /s/ Clive E. Warshaw By: /s/ Leonard I. Fluxman ______________________ _____________________________ Clive E. Warshaw Leonard I. Fluxman, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer - 2 -