Restaurants - please ask who gets the tips

JReacher1

Jamiehelsinki wrote: »

I occasionally leave the change but don't feel obliged to. I use this same principle on holiday, usually in Europe.

I did tip in the US because I know it's different over there, but always thought the mimimum wages over there were determined by the state you were in. I know in San Francisco the minimum wage is quite good so guess it's the same for all of California.

As a country the US is at the top table but I think the average working person is probably better off here. On the other hand a high achiever would probably do better over there. I base that assumption on family I have living over there, I accept this could be flawed information though.

Yes you are right at the minimum wage being set at state level but there is some unusual legislation in America that classes waitresses as "tipped employees". For these employees the minimum wage is different to the standard minimum wage (just over $2 an hour).

It's because it's accepted that these employees will receive a high amount in tips to supplement their income.

theoretica

JReacher1 wrote: »

Yes you are right at the minimum wage being set at state level but there is some unusual legislation in America that classes waitresses as "tipped employees". For these employees the minimum wage is different to the standard minimum wage (just over $2 an hour).

It's because it's accepted that these employees will receive a high amount in tips to supplement their income.

This again varies across the US, as many places have minimums above the federal minimum, and some the minimum tipped wage is as high as the non-tipped. The US varies a lot from place to place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage_in_the_United_States

JReacher1

theoretica wrote: »

This again varies across the US, as many places have minimums above the federal minimum, and some the minimum tipped wage is as high as the non-tipped. The US varies a lot from place to place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage_in_the_United_States

That's very interesting but it's still only 8 states where the minimum wage for tipped and none tipped is the same.

theoretica

JReacher1 wrote: »

That's very interesting but it's still only 8 states where the minimum wage for tipped and none tipped is the same.

That is true, I would like to see how that has changed over time.

The start of that article says if an employee doesn't get enough tips to take them to the normal minimum wage then their employer has to make it up, it isn't just left to the customers.