Australian here so wondering, isn't the current U.S.A Federal minimum wage at $7.25 per hour, I know in some States it is more, however isn't that the legally lowest anyone can go ($7.15).
The minimum wage for servers is significantly below this already ludicrously low minimum. Tips are supposed to make it up. Not tipping at a sit down restaurant in the US is a major faux pas.
However, this sign is obnoxious and 20% is considered a good tip.
Make-Up Rule ("Top-Up"): If a server's direct wage ($2.13) plus tips do not average at least $7.25 per hour over the workweek, the employer must pay the difference.
On top of that, wait staff is often expected to give a portion of their gross tips to the bar staff which is most likely not subtracted from what is totaled to meet the difference standard
Generally kitchen staff get paid to minimum wage. I think it’s a standard devised because it doesn’t involve public interaction and because they are viewed as more skilled labor.
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u/Lopsided_Block_6796 3d ago
You pay a little over 2 bucks an hour and expect the customers to make it up? You shouldn’t be in business