On partisan lines, the National Labor Relations Board this week changed the way it defines a joint employer, essentially holding large franchises like McDonald's responsible for the employees that work for individual franchisees. (entrepreneur.com)
Hall said individual franchisees make staffing decisions, but the goal of the app is to drive sales, which should result in more employment opportunities. (moneysense.ca)
Because of this, employees are a big step closer to being able to bargain with franchises collectively on issues of pay and alleged mistreatment, as opposed to dealing with individual franchisees. (entrepreneur.com)