What qualifications must Body20 employees have to perform their duties?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
nagement and Personnel.
- (a) Studio Management. Unless otherwise specified in the Manuals, at all times that your Studio is open for business, it must be under the personal, on-premises supervision of a Required Trainee. Your Designated Manager or another trained manager must be available at all times the Studio is open for business. You may not permit your Studio to be operated, managed, directed, or controlled by any other person or Entity without our prior written consent.
- (b) Employment Decisions and Policies. You are solely responsible for all labor and employment-related matters and decisions related to your Studio, including hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and compensating (including through wages, bonuses, or benefits) your employees. You must ensure that your employees are qualified to perform their duties in accordance with our System Standards and successfully pass a background check. We do not require you to implement any employment-related policies or procedures or security-related policies or procedures that we (at our option) may make available to you in the Manuals or otherwise for your optional use. You shall determine to what extent, if any, these policies and procedures may be applicable to your operations at the Studio.
- (c) Replacement Designated Manager.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 74–251)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for ensuring their employees are qualified to perform their duties in accordance with Body20's System Standards. Additionally, all employees must successfully pass a background check.
The FDD states that franchisees are solely responsible for all labor and employment-related matters, including hiring and firing. Body20 does not mandate that franchisees implement any specific employment or security-related policies, though they may provide optional policies in their manuals. It is up to the franchisee to determine the applicability of these policies to their studio's operations.
The franchise agreement also specifies that Body20 franchisees may only allow qualified and properly trained instructors to offer sessions under the Body20 brand. This suggests that instructors need to meet certain training standards to maintain brand consistency and service quality. Furthermore, the studio must be under the supervision of a Required Trainee or trained Designated Manager at all times it is open for business.