Is a Basecamp Fitness franchisee required to conduct criminal background checks on employees?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Personnel.
You are responsible for recruiting, hiring and training sufficient personnel to operate your Basecamp Studio.
You must, at your cost, conduct criminal background checks on each employee (unless prohibited by law) before they begin providing any services in your Basecamp Studio.
The people you retain to work in your Basecamp Studio will be your agents and employees.
They are not our agents or employees and we are not a joint-employer of these persons.
It will be up to you to determine who to retain, how many people to retain (subject to any minimum staffing requirements we may prescribe), how you compensate these people, terms of employment and working conditions for your employees, when and how to discipline the people you hire, and when and how to terminate the people you hire.
However, you must at all times comply with all applicable employment laws.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 61–62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are generally required to conduct criminal background checks on all employees before they begin providing services at the Basecamp Studio. The franchisee bears the cost of these background checks. However, this requirement is not absolute; it is contingent on local laws. If a law prohibits criminal background checks, the franchisee is not required to conduct them.
This requirement ensures that Basecamp Fitness franchisees take appropriate measures to protect the safety and security of their members and maintain brand reputation. Franchisees must stay informed about the relevant laws in their area to ensure compliance.
As the employer, the Basecamp Fitness franchisee is responsible for all aspects of personnel management, including recruiting, hiring, training, and determining compensation and working conditions. The franchisor is not considered a joint employer of the franchisee's personnel.