Digital tip jars... ugg...

[Meghan54]

Here's two more very large cities with >$17/hr minimum wage. Do you need me to list out every >100K population town with >$17/hr or can I trust you to use the Google?

Denver, CO - $17.29
Seattle, WA - $18.29

So, did CA do away with the exception to minimum wage for employees who work for tips, like restaurant servers?

 

[WelshBloke]

I tip my friends @ the local "mom & pop" Chinese place I get food every time I go there. (so yummy!)

OTOH I will NEVER tip at a "corporate" fast-food place to save the greedy corporation from paying a living-wage.

As an aside, I PURPOSELY shop 99% at Stop & Shop despite prices being on the high side, because they're a union shop and they take decent care of their employees. (it shows in the quality/friendliness of service!)

And NO I do NOT feel obliged to tip the cashiers!

My local Chinese is literally the only place in the area where you have to pay cash (seriously even some of the buskers in the city have contactless card machines), so I'm pretty sure they aren't paying taxes so I guess that they are getting an indirect tip there!
They make pretty awesome food though.

 

[sdifox]

My local Chinese is literally the only place in the area where you have to pay cash (seriously even some of the buskers in the city have contactless card machines), so I'm pretty sure they aren't paying taxes so I guess that they are getting an indirect tip there!
They make pretty awesome food though.

They have to pay some tax LoL. What they are skipping out on is the CC transaction cost.

 

[WelshBloke]

They have to pay some tax LoL. What they are skipping out on is the CC transaction cost.

And probably VAT.

 

[sdifox]

And probably VAT.

the consumer pays VAT no? oh wait you mean they collect but not forward to government.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

So, did CA do away with the exception to minimum wage for employees who work for tips, like restaurant servers?

The state of Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, same minimum wage are applied for both tipped and non-tipped employees.

 

[WelshBloke]

the consumer pays VAT no?

It's just part of the total price in the UK.