Who is responsible for paying wages, commissions, and taxes for Body Brain Center employees?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must hire, train, and supervise honest, reliable, competent and courteous employees for the operation of your Business.
You must pay all wages, commissions, fringe benefits, worker's compensation premiums and payroll taxes (and other withholdings required by law) due for your employees.
These employees will be employees of yours and not of ours.
You must ensure that a sufficient number of trained employees are available to meet the operational standards and requirements of your Business at all times.
You must ensure that your employees perform their duties in compliance with the terms of the Manual and any other materials applicable to employees that we communicate to you.
You may give your employees only the minimum amount of information and material from the Manual that is necessary.
You must ensure that your employees do not make or retain any copies of the Manual or any portion of the Manual.
We do not control, or have the right to control, the hiring, firing, training, discipline or day-to-day activities of your employees.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 43–178)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for all payments to their employees. Specifically, the franchisee must handle all wages, commissions, fringe benefits, worker's compensation premiums, and payroll taxes, as well as any other legally required withholdings. The FDD clearly states that these employees are employees of the franchisee, not of Body Brain Center itself.
This means that as a Body Brain Center franchisee, you will have the sole responsibility for managing and paying your staff. This includes not only their base pay but also any additional benefits or compensation, such as health insurance or bonuses. You will also be responsible for calculating, withholding, and remitting all applicable payroll taxes to the appropriate government agencies.
Furthermore, the franchisee is responsible for hiring, training, and supervising their employees, ensuring they meet the operational standards of the Body Brain Center business. This includes ensuring a sufficient number of trained employees are available at all times and that they comply with the terms outlined in the Body Brain Center manual. The franchisor does not control the franchisee's employees.