Does Fly To Fit provide assistance with hiring and training employees for my Fly To Fit franchise?
Fly_To_Fit Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING]
- C. Hiring and training employees.
We will provide you with our suggested staffing levels (Section 5.2), suggested guidelines for hiring employees (Section 5.2), operational instructions in the Manual which you can use as part of training new employees (Section 5.3), and our initial training program described below.
Our opening support (as described below) includes assisting you in training employees.
All hiring decisions and conditions of employment are your sole responsibility.
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There is no fee for up to 2 people to attend training. You must pay the travel and living expenses of your employees or managers attending training.
You must attend training. You may send any additional persons to training that you want (up to the maximum described above). You must complete training to our satisfaction at least four weeks before opening your business. You will be required to pass a test which evaluates your understanding for the content and franchise operating content as covered in the training program. Should you fail to pass the test or complete the initial training, we have the right to terminate the franchise agreement with no refund of the initial franchise fee.
Your business must at all times be under your on-site supervision or under the on-site supervision of a general manager who has completed our training program. If you need to send a
new general manager to our training program, we will charge a fee, which is currently $350 per day.
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Training classes will be scheduled in accordance with the needs of new franchisees. We anticipate holding training classes in advance of the opening of the franchisee's location, doing so remotely, at a corporate location, and at the franchisee's location once sufficient build-out has been completed and close to being open, as elaborated on in the additional questions below. This may change as we start to bring on more franchisees.
The instruction materials consist primarily of our Onboarding Checklist which contains links organized by section for all applicable written procedures, training videos, learning checks referred to as Knowledge Reviews (automatically graded with correct answers provided, with a structure in place requiring successful completion via a minimum score threshold), and a shadowing/coaching checklist and approval process all required to successfully and fully complete the necessary training.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 23–30)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Fly To Fit's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Fly To Fit offers support in hiring and training employees. Specifically, Fly To Fit will provide suggested staffing levels and guidelines for hiring employees. Additionally, Fly To Fit will provide operational instructions in the Brand Standards Manual that franchisees can use as part of training new employees. Fly To Fit's opening support also includes assisting franchisees in training employees.
Fly To Fit also conducts an initial training program. The training program does not have a fee for up to 2 people to attend, but the franchisee must pay the travel and living expenses of their employees or managers attending training. The franchisee must attend training and may send additional people to training. The franchisee must complete training to Fly To Fit's satisfaction at least four weeks before opening their business. The franchisee will be required to pass a test that evaluates their understanding of the content and franchise operating content covered in the training program. If the franchisee fails to pass the test or complete the initial training, Fly To Fit has the right to terminate the franchise agreement with no refund of the initial franchise fee.
The Fly To Fit business must at all times be under the on-site supervision of the franchisee or a general manager who has completed Fly To Fit's training program. If a new general manager needs to attend the training program, Fly To Fit charges a fee, which is currently $350 per day. Training classes will be scheduled based on the needs of new franchisees and may be done remotely, at a corporate location, or at the franchisee's location. The instruction materials consist primarily of an Onboarding Checklist with links to written procedures, training videos, and learning checks.
It is important to note that all hiring decisions and conditions of employment are the franchisee's sole responsibility. Fly To Fit is not obligated to assist in conforming the premises to local ordinances and building codes or obtaining required permits, as this remains the franchisee's responsibility.