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How 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 ago
  The gratuities are usually counted towards the minimum wage, i.e. Hourly wage: 5$/hr, Gratuities: 10$/hr.
  • inimino 10y ago
    I 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 ago
      Yes. There is no tip on top of fixed-service-fee restaurants in Seattle.
• strictnein 10y ago
  They do it instead of raising the prices on their food.