Does Dryject mandate the use of their employment-related materials, guidance, or assistance for franchisees?
Dryject Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
the written notice of class schedules.
You and/or your employees must pay all out of pocket expenses in connection with all training programs, including costs and expenses of transportation, lodging, meals, wages and employee benefits. We reserve the right to impose reasonable charges for additional or refresher training classes and materials in connection with these training courses (See Item 6). We will notify you of any additional charges before you or your employees enroll in a course.
Employment Policies.
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.
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, any materials, guidance, or assistance provided by Dryject concerning employment-related policies and procedures are solely for the franchisee's optional consideration and use. These materials do not form part of the mandatory System Standards. Franchisees have the autonomy to determine the extent to which these materials apply to their employees.
Dryject franchisees are solely responsible for determining the terms and conditions of employment for their employees, including hiring, firing, and disciplinary decisions. Franchisees are also responsible for all other aspects of labor relations and employment practices. Dryject does not exercise control over the essential terms and conditions of a franchisee's employees' employment, such as 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 requires franchisees to disclose to their employees in writing, using a form approved by Dryject in advance, that the franchisee is the sole employer with total control over the terms and conditions of their employment and that Dryject is not a "joint employer". This disclosure aims to clarify the employment relationship and ensure employees understand who is responsible for their employment terms.