only get a little over $2.00 an hour and have to depend on their tips to get by. If so , How can an employer get away w/ not paying minimum wage? Tips can't be consistant enough to support a person. Can they?
2007-04-14 19:26:14 · 12 answers · asked by GoldE 5 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
yes this is true. this is where a person bein reallg good at thier job ties in. im not reall sure what the rules are as far as the employers gettin way with it. but usually waiters are being waiters for a little extra cash or as a second job. if the waiter is good at their job(which they should be other wise the resturant will have a lot of complaints) on a really goog night $200 is alot. thats just one good night. thats half of rent in one night. so the pay is pretty good. depending on what type of place it is & what the usual crowd is.
2007-04-14 19:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by MiZ BeNZ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's true. In Missouri, servers' wages were just raised from 2.15 to 3.25 an hour.
And restaurants do, technically, pay minimum wage, because if the tips that we made do not equal or exceed minimum wage then the restaurant is required to make up the difference with a paycheck.
But most servers would not be servers and work for minimum wage. That's where tips come in. It keeps servers caring about the service that tables get, making sure food/drinks come out right, and showing people a good time. If we made minimum wage or even a higher wage and didn't rely on tips, you'd have a good chance of getting a careless server when you go out to eat.
2007-04-15 05:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by D L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is true and very sad. Everyone should be required to pay the same minimum wage. I dont see why waiting tables should be any different. I would rather pay a bit more for my meal and know the person waiting my table is getting there paycheck then having to depend on tips. With the prices of some of these resturants I dont understand why they dont pay min wage.
2007-04-15 01:29:14 · answer #3 · answered by Mom 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That all depends on what your state minimum wage is. Where i live, Washington, minimum wage is somewhere between 7-8 dollars and they must pay at least minimum wage by law. BUT my wife used to be a waitress and she made minimum wage but with tips she brought home about 14-15 dollars an hour.
2007-04-14 19:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by Darrin V 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's true. I wait tables at PF Chang's and get $2.13/hr. You claim your tips at the end of every shift. If the amount of your tips and wages don't add up to minimum wages then payroll will adjust it to minimum wages. It's very rare that you don't make enough tips to cover minimum wages.
You have to claim your tips according to sales. Besides if you don't claim enough, most likely you'll get audit at tax time.
I wish that more people know that. But at my restaurant, I think that people are knowledgeable to know the standards. Most people actually tip over the standard percentage.
2007-04-14 19:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by Mikel 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its very true. Tips can be plentiful if the waitstaff work in a popular place or if it is upscale where the clientele expect and are willing to pay for a certain level of service. The cash that came from tips paid my way through college and allowed me me to have a social life but those same inconsistent tips couldn't help me get a car loan when my car died.
2007-04-15 07:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by john n 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is true, although that price range may be a little exagerated.
There's a federal law I believe that states employers who's employess earn tips, are not reqired to pay them minimum wage. The tips are meant to be an additional source of payment. If I can find the law I'll post it here.
EDIT:
Found it. This is directly from the Department of Labor's website:
http://www.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm
2007-04-14 19:39:56 · answer #7 · answered by DH 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
youre right, well it varies state to state. Look at it this way: a waitress gets 2 dollars an hour. you ago and eat at a restaraunt and she is your server, she does a good job, you tip her 5 dollars, she has 4 more tables that hour, who tip her say.. 3 dollars. she has now made 19 dollars that hour. so it usually evens out. of course it always helps to be a server at a nice restaraunt where customers bills will be higher thus making the tip higher. make sense?
2007-04-15 01:53:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's true.
Employers get away with not paying min. wage because the assumption is tips will compensate.
2007-04-14 19:34:26 · answer #9 · answered by tharnpfeffa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It dependes on the manager. if he is good he gives plenty of wage to the waiter
2007-04-14 19:46:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋