Does Dryject exercise control over the supervision of the performance of duties of a franchisee's employees?
Dryject Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Any materials, guidance or assistance that we provide concerning the terms and conditions of employment for your employees, employee hiring, firing and discipline, and similar employmentrelated policies or procedures, whether in the Operations Manual or otherwise, are solely for your optional consideration and use. Those materials, guidance and assistance do not form part of the mandatory System Standards. You will determine to what extent, if any, these materials, guidance or assistance should apply to your employees. You are solely responsible for determining the terms and conditions of employment for all your employees, for all decisions concerning the hiring, firing and discipline of your employees, and for all other aspects of labor relations and employment practices. (Franchise Agreement – Section 8)
You will have sole responsibility for your employees and all acts of your employees, and all employment-related decisions including wages, benefits, hours of work, scheduling, hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, record keeping, taxes and other withholdings , social security contributions, Medicare contributions, unemployment fund contributions and all other terms and conditions of employment. We do not exercise control and do not have the authority to control any of the essential terms and conditions of your employees' employment with you listed below:
(1) Wages, benefits, and other compensation; (2) Hours of work and scheduling; (3) The assignment of duties to be performed; (4) The supervision of the performance of duties; (5) Work rules and directions governing the manner, means, and methods of the performance of duties and the grounds for discipline; (6) The tenure of employment, including hiring and discharge; and (7) Working conditions related to the safety and health of your employees.
You must disclose to each of your employees in writing, in a form approved by us in advance, that you are the sole employer with total control over the terms and conditions of your employee's employment and that we are not a "joint employer" for the reasons cited above..
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 26–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dryject's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Dryject does not exercise control over the supervision of the performance of duties of a franchisee's employees. Dryject explicitly states that franchisees have sole responsibility for their employees and all employment-related decisions. These decisions include wages, benefits, hours of work, scheduling, hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, record keeping, taxes and other withholdings, social security contributions, Medicare contributions, unemployment fund contributions and all other terms and conditions of employment.
Dryject provides materials, guidance, or assistance concerning employment terms and conditions, hiring, firing, discipline, and related policies. However, these are optional for the franchisee's consideration and do not form part of the mandatory System Standards. The franchisee determines the extent to which these materials are applied to their employees.
Furthermore, franchisees must disclose to their employees in writing, using a form approved by Dryject, that the franchisee is the sole employer with total control over the terms and conditions of employment. This disclosure emphasizes that Dryject is not a "joint employer". This arrangement is typical in franchising, where franchisees operate as independent business owners responsible for their own staffing and employment practices, while adhering to the franchisor's brand standards and operational guidelines.