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> Also there are some cafes and restaurants that have 10% surcharge for public holidays This is increasingly common in NZ but also entirely justifiable as staf
by beachy 2y ago
> Also there are some cafes and restaurants that have 10% surcharge for public holidays
This is increasingly common in NZ but also entirely justifiable as staff must legally be paid time and a half on public holidays and wages is likely the largest component of the restaurant's costs
- jemmyw 2y agoThis has been common in NZ since at least 2007. It's not really justifiable. Wages aren't 100% of the costs, plus open cafes and restaurants make more on public holiday days. Seeing as it's busier on a public holiday I just avoid going out to places on those days. It feels like a tax on people who don't have a cushy remote job who can time shift their eating out pleasure time.