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Where I live (Seattle) we've passed minimum wage law increases ($15, on a 7yr schedule) that has already resulted in many restaurants adding an automatic & non-
by jasonpeacock 10y ago
Where I live (Seattle) we've passed minimum wage law increases ($15, on a 7yr schedule) that has already resulted in many restaurants adding an automatic & non-optional 20% gratuity to checks, where the fine print says it will be shared between front & back staff.
So yes, there's an organized effort and it's making a (slow) difference in shifting the culture of companies under-paying their employees and expecting customers to make up the difference.
- inimino 10y agoHow does that work? It seems like raising the minimum wage would make it less necessary for restaurants to add a gratuity, not more.
- alex8022 10y agoThe gratuities are usually counted towards the minimum wage, i.e. Hourly wage: 5$/hr, Gratuities: 10$/hr.
- inimino 10y agoI see, thanks. In that case the customer sees the gratuity on the bill and then presumably doesn't feel the need to tip? So if I understand correctly this is kind of a way to run a no-tipping restaurant located in a place where tipping is part of the culture.
- finnh 10y agoYes. There is no tip on top of fixed-service-fee restaurants in Seattle.
- strictnein 10y agoThey do it instead of raising the prices on their food.