Australia’s first prosecution of a franchisor for wage underpayments by its franchisees has commenced in the Federal Court more than five years after legislation that makes franchisors jointly liable was first passed, according to a media statement. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has commenced proceedings against Sydney-based coffee brand 85 Degrees for alleged non-compliance by […] The post First joint employer prosecution commences five years after laws introduced appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Significantly reducing business-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in Southeast Asia will require governments to work with the small-and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, many of which trade as franchisees of major chains. There are now at least 4,300 franchise systems operating in the ASEAN region, with more than 150,000 franchisee SME firms. The real […] The post Climate Change: Can We Fix The Future Through Franchising? appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

Franchisors will be required to upload their disclosure documents to a publicly-accessible online register from next year, however will be able to redact certain parts of the documents according to new guidelines released by the Australian Government. The online Franchise Disclosure Register will be operated by the Government, but will not vet or check documents […] The post Franchise Disclosure Register details announced appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

Franchise brands that seek to lift performance standards and staff retention across their networks should consider an alignment with a registered training organisation (RTO) to make professional development more accessible, and potentially access government funding at the same time, according to a training expert. Franchise brands which require specific skills in its workforce could find […] The post Can alignment with an RTO benefit franchise networks? appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

Legislation to increase fines for breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct to $10 million or more, as well as to double fines other under industry codes, has been passed in the Australian parliament. The legislation is included in the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 6) Bill 2021 which passed both houses of parliament […] The post $10m fines for Franchising Code breaches passed appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

New Code finally released; Dispute provisions commence now Final changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct have finally been released almost exactly six months after an Exposure Draft was released for public consultation, and more than three years after the commencement of a joint Parliamentary inquiry into the franchise sector which triggered the changes. The […] The post Franchising Code changes – What you need to know appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

 A new profiling tool developed in Australia by a working franchise recruitment manager to fill the gaps left by other recruitment tools has been released to help franchisors identify franchisees who are a best match for their brands. The Franchisee Profiler was initiated by a franchisor who wanted a report to identify the fit between a […] The post How to effectively match franchise candidates to your brand appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

Government issues long-awaited response to Franchise Inquiry The Australian Government has released its response to the 2018 Franchise Inquiry nearly 18 months after the Inquiry tabled its final report, Fairness in Franchising, and nine months after consultation ended on a draft regulation impact statement. The 20-page government response to the Inquiry report does not specifically […] The post Changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct: What every franchisor should know appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

Earn up to 600 CFE points this October/November by enrolling in these interactive online workshops. Register for just one, or all five workshops in the series to learn innovative best practices in franchising, exchange ideas with your peers, and quickly boost your CFE points tally. The series of five highly interactive workshops have previously been […] The post USA CFE Franchise Education intensive workshops appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more

Changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct to provide additional protections for motor vehicle dealerships have been released by the government without fanfare and take affect from June 1, even though the updated version of the Code was only released on June 22. The changes to the existing Code are a surprise development in lieu […] The post Surprise changes to Franchising Code released appeared first on Franchise Advisory Centre ..read more