Waiters/restaurant workers (especially in chains) - tell us, who gets the tips?

Pollycat

The_Jester wrote: »

Because chefs are paid more than the waiting staff.

The Chefs at the Sanam in Falkirk are paid £600pw. The waiters aren't on half of that.

I would have thought that too.
But an earlier post suggest that is not the case:

evans439 wrote: »

I worked in 3 local restaurants as a chef between 2007 and 2015, all were different.

The first was split on a daily basis between all staff, including cleaners, paid by number of hours worked.

The second gave no tips to kitchen staff, they were instead split between front of house and managers on a monthly basis and paid by number of hours worked.

The third split tips 75:25 front of house:kitchen on a daily basis with the head chef taking 50% of the kitchens share - regardless of whether he worked that day or not. The rest was paid on a day rate so you received the same when working 2 hours or 12.

For me personally, I tip on the whole package. If the service is good but the food is awful its unlikely I will tip, but if the food is fantastic and service poor I probably would.

I'm perhaps biased having been a chef, and it was a long standing disagreement with front of house, but chefs often don't get paid any more than waiting staff and in my opinion, add more value to the dining experience. I'm there to eat good food. This isn't America where waiting staff rely on tips to get by, we have minimum wages which a lot of the industry are paid, so when tipping, I always hope that the kitchen receive an equal share.

The_Jester

I can only comment on the Sanam in Falkirk where the chefs are on more than double what the waiters are on. Now I don't tip though as I thought tips went to the staff but I learned management take the tips to pay for wages! I thought this was illegal but apparently not.

Takeaway_Addict

The_Jester wrote: »

I can only comment on the Sanam in Falkirk where the chefs are on more than double what the waiters are on. Now I don't tip though as I thought tips went to the staff but I learned management take the tips to pay for wages! I thought this was illegal but apparently not.

Its irrevelent what people get paid, a tip is a bonus on top the wage and if you had great service but crap food you would not tip.

Tips should be shared across all people inc Management (but not owners)

Pollycat

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Its irrevelent what people get paid, a tip is a bonus on top the wage and if you had great service but crap food you would not tip.

Tips should be shared across all people inc Management (but not owners)

I wouldn't argue with that.
But I would object to my tip in recognition of good food and good service being retained by management or owners so they can pay staff wages.
That is not what tips are for.