Who is responsible for employment decisions within the Card My Yard business?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- B. Employer Responsibilities. You are required to maintain proper staffing in the Card My Yard business to meet the Card My Yard business standards. You have sole responsibility for all employment decisions and functions relating to the Card My Yard business,including but notlimited to decisions related to recruiting, screening, hiring, firing, scheduling, training (other than the training described in Section VIII above), compensation, benefits, wage and hour requirements, recordkeeping, supervision, safety, security and discipline of employees. Any information we provide about employment matters, whether voluntarily or in response to your request, and whether directly or by means of any technology tools, is a recommendation only and not intended to exercise control over the wages, hours or working conditions of your employees or the means and manner by which they carry out their duties. You alone will direct and control all employees of the Card My Yard business, subject only to the Card My Yard
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 84–259)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee has sole responsibility for all employment decisions within their Card My Yard business. This includes decisions related to recruiting, screening, hiring, firing, scheduling, training (excluding the initial training provided by the franchisor), compensation, benefits, wage and hour requirements, recordkeeping, supervision, safety, security, and discipline of employees.
Card My Yard may provide information or recommendations about employment matters, but these are only suggestions and not intended to control the franchisee's management of their employees. The franchisee alone directs and controls all employees of the Card My Yard business, subject to the brand's standards.
This arrangement is typical in franchising, where franchisees operate as independent contractors responsible for their own business operations, including staffing and employment matters. Prospective franchisees should understand that they will be responsible for complying with all applicable employment laws and regulations.