The employee separation process should be handled with extreme care to ensure compliance with federal and state notices and final pay requirements.

Understand how Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation works and how to comply with it.

Multi-unit franchisees dominate today’s marketplace, controlling more total units than their single-unit counterparts — and an increasing number are operating multiple brands. Franchisors, in tandem with the growing base of multi-unit operators, have recognized this change and responded by altering their sales approach, even their franchise disclosure documents to accommodate multiple-unit sales to experienced franchisees.

Best practices is a hot buzzword right now, but don’t get lost in a jargon black hole. What it really boils down to is business development — taking the company you’ve got and helping to transform it into something to be admired.

 During an Oct. 30 news media call, International Franchise Association Pres. and CEO Steve Caldeira, CFE, announced plans to file a Freedom of Information Act request with the National Labor Relations Board. The association is requesting the reasoning behind NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin’s recent recommendation that franchisors and franchisees can be considered “joint employers” in labor-practice complaints. 

The value of meeting your franchise industry colleagues face to face can’t be duplicated.  However, networking digitally is the next best thing and IFA makes that possible via FranSocial.  The member-only IFA community enables you to ask any number of questions that affect your company and hear back from experts in the field.