Common Employer or Joint Employer might just be the biggest threat currently facing franchising. With its potential to undermine and devastate franchising as a business model, the threat of legislation around Common Employer/Joint-Employer is quickly becoming a pressing issue across the world.

It’s important to emphasize that Common Employer/Joint Employer is not an ephemeral, make-believe issue—it’s here in Canada and is very real in the rest of the world, affecting businesses of all sizes.

During this session, you’ll learn about how Common/Joint-Employer operates in other countries—while understanding the global threat it poses to franchising everywhere. You’ll hear about the state of Common Employer /Joint-Employer issues in other countries, how World Franchise Council leaders are working to fix this issue and advocate for franchises, and the steps we can take today to combat Common Employer /Joint-Employer as a global franchise community.

The Common Employer/Joint-Employer issue should not be taken lightly and it’s important that you educate yourself about how to face and combat this issue within your franchise system.

Learning Highlights

• What World Franchise Council leaders’ thoughts are on the trajectory of Common/Joint-Employer issue in their own countries and globally;
• How we can “fix” this issue and eliminate this threat against franchising; and
• Why everyone in franchising should care about Common/Joint-Employer and what can our communities do about it.