Comments on: Minimum Wage Raise Too Little, Too Late http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/minimum-wage-raise-too-little-too-late/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:51:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mary http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/minimum-wage-raise-too-little-too-late/#comment-25328 mary Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:44:33 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2392#comment-25328 There are some shocking revelations in this article about UK restaurants. Low wages, below minimum wages, even no wages for their unfortunate staff members who rely on tips to make a living wage. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/revealed-how-the-restaurant-chains-pocket-your-tips-867634.html Revealed: how the restaurant chains pocket your tips Investigation by Martin Hickman, Simon Usborne and Andrew Grice Tuesday, 15 July 2008 Britain's restaurants are creaming off millions of pounds of customers' tips to boost their profits, an investigation by The Independent has found. A series of legal ploys are being used by major companies including Strada, PizzaExpress and Carluccio's to take a slice of the £4bn a year that diners leave for low-paid staff in tips. Today, The Independent launches a campaign to improve the treatment of the country's 231,845 waiters and waitresses – and ensure that customers know where their money is going when they leave a tip. Most restaurant customers believe staff receive the tips or service charge as a reward for good service. But our investigation has discovered that tips left by diners are being regularly used to pay basic wages, or meet costs. continues/... There are some shocking revelations in this article about UK restaurants. Low wages, below minimum wages, even no wages for their unfortunate staff members who rely on tips to make a living wage.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/revealed-how-the-restaurant-chains-pocket-your-tips-867634.html

Revealed: how the restaurant chains pocket your tips

Investigation by Martin Hickman, Simon Usborne and Andrew Grice
Tuesday, 15 July 2008

Britain’s restaurants are creaming off millions of pounds of customers’ tips to boost their profits, an investigation by The Independent has found.

A series of legal ploys are being used by major companies including Strada, PizzaExpress and Carluccio’s to take a slice of the £4bn a year that diners leave for low-paid staff in tips.

Today, The Independent launches a campaign to improve the treatment of the country’s 231,845 waiters and waitresses – and ensure that customers know where their money is going when they leave a tip.

Most restaurant customers believe staff receive the tips or service charge as a reward for good service. But our investigation has discovered that tips left by diners are being regularly used to pay basic wages, or meet costs.

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