It is an American issue. Many restaurants here pay servers just over $2 per hour with the expectation that the rest will be made up in tips. During the pandemic we (people who were still getting a paycheck) started tipping generously to help people who were picking up gig work because their regular job was closed and also to thank the places who found ways to safely stay open. When the pandemic ‘ended’ the over-tipping and expectation of tips didn’t. Now it’s kind of out of control IMO.
The restaurant is supposed to pay the difference. You’re likely to be accused of not reporting cash tips or made to feel like shit because you can’t earn __$/hr.
It is an American issue. Many restaurants here pay servers just over $2 per hour with the expectation that the rest will be made up in tips. During the pandemic we (people who were still getting a paycheck) started tipping generously to help people who were picking up gig work because their regular job was closed and also to thank the places who found ways to safely stay open. When the pandemic ‘ended’ the over-tipping and expectation of tips didn’t. Now it’s kind of out of control IMO.
At a restaurant, if it isn’t made up in tips, the restaurant has to pay them the difference
That’s the genius of “gig” work. There aren’t any laws saying they have to pay them because they’re considered contractors
The restaurant is supposed to pay the difference. You’re likely to be accused of not reporting cash tips or made to feel like shit because you can’t earn __$/hr.
Until they get reported, it’s going to keep happening, unfortunately