What happens if a Checkers manager fails to complete the training program successfully?
Checkers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must replace any manager who fails to successfully complete a training program or who is otherwise not qualified to manage a Restaurant. We will not charge any fees for 2 attendees attending the initial training program. We may charge fees for additional attendees and for you and your personnel attending any additional training programs, whether optional or mandatory. You will be responsible for all compensation and expenses (including travel, meals and lodging) incurred in connection with any training programs. Neither you nor your employees will receive any compensation from us for services performed during training.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 46–57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Checkers's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a manager does not successfully complete the training program or is otherwise not qualified to manage a restaurant, the franchisee is required to replace that manager.
Checkers does not charge any fees for two attendees to attend the initial training program. However, the franchisee is responsible for all compensation and expenses, including travel, meals, and lodging, incurred in connection with any training programs for themselves and their personnel. Neither the franchisee nor their employees will receive any compensation from Checkers for services performed during training.
This policy ensures that all Checkers restaurants are managed by qualified personnel who have met the franchisor's standards. The franchisee bears the cost of ensuring their managers are adequately trained, which includes the potential expense of replacing and retraining managers who do not meet the required standards.