Joel Libava
The Seattle Times editorial team recently wrote about the new minimum wage law (that $15 an hour one) that just got passed in the city of Seattle.
There have actually been several op-eds written by their staff about the new law. All of them are well-written and very well-thought out.
This headline-and the sub-headline won me over:
Editorial: Redefine franchises under Seattle’s minimum-wage proposal
The Seattle $15 minimum wage proposal punishes locally-owned franchises in a wrongheaded pursuit of fast food CEOs, who undoubtedly couldn’t give a rip.
Nice wordsmithing, editorial staff, including Kate Riley, Frank A. Blethen, Ryan Blethen, Jonathan Martin, Sharon Pian Chan, Lance Dickie, Erik Smith, Thanh Tan, William K. Blethen (emeritus) and Robert C. Blethen (emeritus).
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Here’s an important paragraph from The Seattle Times op-ed, speaking about the pro-higher-wage-movement:
“And contrary to the rhetoric from the $15 wage movement, these businesses are not arms of corporations. Franchises have their own tax ID numbers and payroll — they are independent business units separate from the franchiser. Typical agreements offer franchises a brand, a business model, some marketing and bulk buying power. In exchange, franchises pay about 4 to 7 percent of their gross profits back to the franchiser.”
That’s right: Franchisees pay a percentage of their gross sales to the franchisor. Every month.
And, franchisees are not 500 employee organizations-for the most part.
(There are some multi-unit franchisees-ones with 100+ units who have 500+ employees, but it’s not the norm, people…or rather, elected officials of the fine city of Seattle.)
The editorial board over at The Seattle Times, a Pulitzer-winning publication, is right on the money.
I hope the Mayor of Seattle gets The Seattle Times delivered.
And, reads it.
More On The $15 An Hour Minimum Wage In Seattle
The Mayor of Seattle just wrote this for USA Today
My friend, Carol Tice, wrote a good one on this topic on Forbes.com.
ABC is covering this story.
Read what Brookings has to say.
What do you think?
Does the minimum wage need to be raised?
Are franchise businesses corporations or local businesses?
About the Author
Joel Libava is The Franchise King® — an independent franchise advisor with 25+ years in the industry, two published books on franchising, and his writing has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, CNBC, Entrepreneur® Magazine and others. In addition, he wrote exclusively for the U.S. Small Business Administration blog for eight years. He doesn't sell franchises. Instead, Joel helps you figure out if franchise ownership is actually right for you — and if it is, teaches you his powerful, proven-to-work franchise research techniques, so you can make a smart, informed decision on a franchise to own and be your own boss.
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