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In reply to the discussion: Completely f'd up business practice I just found out about [View all]MrModerate
(9,753 posts)Be expected to make up the gap between your employee's wages and the value of their labor?
Tipping is a pernicious practice that disadvantages everyone, but most of all restaurant employees.
You seem like a fair person, so here's an idea eliminate tips entirely, include service costs in the food, and pay your employees an appropriate wage.
AND THEN promote your establishment as a 'No tipping' zone.
Where I live, no one tips (it's just not the custom). Instead, restaurant employees are paid a wage in line with their skills, experience, and contribution to profitability. The per-plate price is higher than the average in the US, but everyone knows why (it comes down to the respect owed by capital to labor), and everyone buys into the system.
-- Just my two cents (which I wouldn't insult you by leaving at my table).