Does Beauty Bungalows have requirements regarding written agreements between the franchisee and their employees, other than what is attached as Exhibit G?
Beauty_Bungalows Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Each of your officers, directors, partners, shareholders, or members (and, if you are an individual, immediate family members) who perform work for the business or who have access to our confidential information must execute our then-current form of Nondisclosure and Non-Competition Agreement, the current form of
which is attached to this Disclosure Document as Exhibit G. Other than the above, we make no other recommendations and have no other requirements regarding employment or other written agreements between you and your employees.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 34–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beauty Bungalows's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are generally free to establish their own employment agreements with employees, except for a specific requirement regarding a Nondisclosure and Non-Competition Agreement.
The FDD states that Beauty Bungalows requires each officer, director, partner, shareholder, or member (and, if the franchisee is an individual, immediate family members) who perform work for the business or who have access to confidential information to execute the then-current form of Nondisclosure and Non-Competition Agreement, which is attached to the Disclosure Document as Exhibit G.
Beyond this specific agreement, Beauty Bungalows "make[s] no other recommendations and have no other requirements regarding employment or other written agreements between you and your employees." This means franchisees have considerable autonomy in setting their own employment terms, but they must ensure that individuals with access to sensitive information sign the required non-disclosure agreement.