Who is responsible for determining the terms and conditions of employment for Dryject franchisee's employees?
Dryject Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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.
All employees or agents hired or engaged by or working for You will be only Your employees or agents and will not for any purpose be considered Our employees or agents or the owner of the Marks, nor subject to Our control, and in particular, We will have no authority to exercise control over the hiring or termination of employees, independent contractors, or others who work for You, their compensation, working hours or conditions, or the day-to-day activities of those people, except to the extent necessary to protect the Marks.
It is understood that You will have sole responsibility for Your employees and all acts of Your employees, and all employment-related decisions involving wages, benefits, hours of work, scheduling, hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, record keeping, taxes and other withholding, social security contributions, Medicare contributions, unemployment fund contributions and all other terms and conditions of employment.
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" of the Franchisee's employees.
Source: Item 8 — BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (FDD pages 68–229)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dryject's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is solely responsible for determining the terms and conditions of employment for their employees. This includes all decisions related to hiring, firing, disciplining employees, and all other aspects of labor relations and employment practices.
Dryject franchisees are considered the sole employer of their staff, and Dryject itself has no authority to control the hiring or termination of employees, their compensation, working hours or conditions, or their day-to-day activities, except to protect their trademarks. Franchisees are responsible for all employment-related decisions, including wages, benefits, hours, scheduling, hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, record keeping, taxes, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Dryject requires franchisees to disclose to their employees in writing 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 is a standard practice in franchising, intended to clarify the relationship between the franchisor, franchisee, and the franchisee's employees, and to protect the franchisor from potential liability related to employment matters.