> Germany didn't even have a minimum wage until fairly recently We don't really have a minimum wage in Austria either, but wages are regulated per industry. So

> Germany didn't even have a minimum wage until fairly recently We don't really have a minimum wage in Austria either, but wages are regulated per industry. So employers are still required to pay certain wages, even though we don't have a general minimum wage. And there's no such thing as including tips in the wage, tips are always extra. (There is one major loophole, of course, which is hiring people as contractors, but that requires convincing the authorities that your employees are not really employees)