What will Chocolate Fish Coffee provide regarding staffing levels for my franchise?
Chocolate_Fish_Coffee Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
s not obligate us to do so.
- B. Hiring and training employees. We will provide you with our suggested staffing levels (Section 5.2), suggested guidelines for hiring employees (Section 5.2), and operational instructions in the Manual which you can use as part of training new employees (Section 5.3). All hiring decisions and conditions of employment are your sole responsibility.
- C. *Improving and developing your business;
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 20–27)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Chocolate Fish Coffee's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Chocolate Fish Coffee will provide support to franchisees regarding staffing. Specifically, Chocolate Fish Coffee will provide suggested staffing levels and guidelines for hiring employees, as referenced in Section 5.2 of the FDD.
Chocolate Fish Coffee will also provide operational instructions in the Brand Standards Manual, which franchisees can use as part of training new employees. This is referenced in Section 5.3 of the FDD. The FDD also states that Chocolate Fish Coffee's opening support includes assisting franchisees in training employees.
It is important to note that while Chocolate Fish Coffee offers guidance and support, all hiring decisions and conditions of employment remain the sole responsibility of the franchisee. This means the franchisee has the autonomy to make the final decisions about who to hire and the terms of their employment, but also bears the full legal and financial risk of those decisions.