According to the BBC waiters at the Hard Rock Cafe in London are dependent on customers leaving tips so that their wages will meet the Minimum Wage of £5.52. However with the 'service charge' added to customers bills the waiters could earn as much as £12 an hour.
It does seem rather hard on both the waiters and the customers that the waiters do not know how much they will earn until the customer has paid and left his tip. The customer on the other hand should not be expected to pay the waiters wages and any tip left is discretionary.
Other employers apparently pay waiters less than the minimum wage and top it up with free meals and drinks.
Personally I think a fair days work deserves a fair days pay and any tips or meals should be a bonus on top of the wage.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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