• Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca
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    4 hours ago

    Which could be accomplished by simply raising prices by that amount and then paying the staff appropriately and not have this end run around complicating mess.

    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
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      2 hours ago

      The staff would hate that. None of them want it. 20% is far more than what they would be paid even under “a living wage”. They know it, the restaurant knows it.

      • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net
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        18 minutes ago

        Sounds like you don’t understand what a livable wage actually means.

        Or that you’re a manager yourself and never had to live off an unlivable wage.

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          10 minutes ago

          Sounds like you have never worked for tips.

          Its really fucking weird getting down voted and then insulted when chances are you have never had this conversation or worked with people in this industry.

          Many restaurants have tried this. The staff do not want it: it always pays much less, and keeps them from being able to pull better nights than others.

          Yes outside of america it works, but once you get a taste of that income with tipping, you dont want less.

          I’ll even back this up:

          “The survey data is crystal clear: Tipped employees overwhelmingly prefer the current tip credit payment system, and they don’t want it to change,” Corder said in a statement provided to Restaurant Business. “It’s rare to find an issue that commands such widespread support across diverse age, race, gender and geographic groups.”