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wholly owned stores in Europe and
the USA while continuing to seek
appropriate franchise partners in other
territories worldwide. The firm plans to
open 250 stores worldwide by 2010.
Field Fisher
Over the last two years Field Fisher
waterhouse
Waterhouse has advised the company
on franchising deals that saw the
advises on
retailer open stores across the Middle
East, China and Hong Kong.
major south Field Fisher Waterhouse has previously
east Asian
worked with fashion retailer H&M
on its franchising deal in the Middle
franchising
East, in addition to a large portfolio
of corporate companies including
deal for Reiss
Monsoon, Mango, M&S and Hamleys.
Graeme Payne of Field Fisher
Fashion retailer Reiss has been business will be run by the DNP group
Waterhouse said: “Reiss is a
working with Field Fisher Waterhouse of companies. Field Fisher Waterhouse
long-standing client of the firm. This
LLP on a multi-million pound has advised Reiss on both the franchise
franchising deal to open stores agreements and trademark protection.
latest franchising deal will no doubt
across Singapore and Malaysia. The
prove lucrative for Reiss, with the
Singapore arm of the franchise will Reiss currently has over 45 stores in
demand for high quality ‘western
be run and operated by the Wing Tai the UK. The focus of the brand is now
brands’ in both Singapore and
group of companies and the Malaysian truly global and Reiss plans to open Malaysia growing rapidly.”
Legally
On 29 February 2008 the “Providing guidance to
Government introduced franchisees on what their
new penalties for employers
Human Resources should
who fail to implement the
include is good business
employed?
stringent controls of the
practice and may help
Immigration, Asylum and
protect your brand,” said
Nationality Act (2006).
Peter Abraham, Managing
Director of HR4UK.com Ltd.
Employers can face fines
of £10,000 and a criminal
Peter added: “In the world
record for not carrying out
of franchising, the bad
identity checks. Until the
publicity generated to the
Government introduced
this new measure, the
brand by the inappropriate
penalties for not complying
actions of a franchisee can
have been small with few
be considerable. It therefore
checks being carried out.
seems a sensible precaution
Employers will now have a
for the franchisor to
legal responsibility to check
produce clear guidance for
a migrant’s continued right
their franchisees of what
to work in the UK including
is expected in this area of
retaining evidence of having staff recruitment, control
complied with the law. and motivation.”
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