Usually waiters or waitresses, they only get paid $2-3. Why can't they get paid at least minimum?
2007-08-20 07:00:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
the law allows this for employees in positions that traditionally recieve tips, because they typically recieve plenty of tips anyway. There is a clause in the laws that say if an employees tips do not bring them over the normal minimum wage, the employer must pay them the difference so they make at least the normal minimum wage.
2007-08-20 07:07:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are willing to work for less. The law determines the actual minimum wage and based on expected tips the average waiter/waitress will certainly exceed that so the law will accomodate that. If a restaraunt really needs employees they will pay more. As long as they don't need employees they keep paying what they pay.
The reality is that restaraunts worth working at pay far in excess of minimum wage (after tips calculate in). I figure that a waitress working 4 tables with a normal turnover of 1 to 1.5 hours would be making roughly $6-7 per table per turnover +$2 in wage So every three hours they would make $6 in wage and somewhere around $36 or $12 per hour. (this calculation assumes that 2 tables turn over 1 time per hour and two tables turn over 1 time per 1.5 hours at a $6 tip.) Adding on another $3.85 to that pushes the probably average rate to around $16 per hour. Don't forget that cash tips probably don't get added into a paycheck with 100% accuracy which saves on taxes.
2007-08-20 07:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its common practice in this country to tip waiters and waitresses about 15 percent of the value of the food and drink purchased.
Knowing that, Congress passed laws that allowed restaurants to pay less than the minimum wage, knowing that the employees would also be getting tips to bring them up to and beyond the minimum wage. So Congress allowed it and the restaurants do it. Naturally, the restaurants want to keep their expenses as low as possible...
2007-08-20 07:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, by definition, that is minimum wage for their profession. The other professions don't get tip income. Who do you think makes more, a cashier at McDonald's or a server at Chili's? I am guessing the Chili's person pulls in more money at the end of the week. But the server at Chili's is making minimum wage or better, it is inherently illegal to not pay the government declared minimum for a particular job. So, no one is getting less than minimum wage (unless they are an illegal worker).
2007-08-20 07:13:13 · answer #4 · answered by AlexAtlanta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the food service industry is exempt from from the federal minimum wage requirement. Employers don't pay more because they are not required to and have no problem find employees to work for tips.
2007-08-20 07:09:29 · answer #5 · answered by johnfarruca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is why, they depend on the tips, from us. I agree they should be paid at the very least the minimum.
2007-08-20 07:11:36 · answer #6 · answered by That one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make disproportionate amount of their salary from tips, thus making the employer less responsible for paying their salary. p.s. in europe they don't tip worth a crap!!! lol...just ask an american waiter who has waited on a table of euros.
2007-08-20 07:08:49 · answer #7 · answered by Steelhead 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are underpaid, in europe all waiters and barstaff get paid at least minimum wage, to pay any less would be illegal.
2007-08-20 07:06:38 · answer #8 · answered by barry m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋