Tipping and inequality. \u00a0Danny Meyer, a premier New York restauranteur is abandoning tipping. \u00a0He will put a flat 20% on bills.<\/p>\n
Danny Meyee owns 13 restaurants including The Modern, said the tipping system was unfair as it only benefited a few restaurant workers.<\/p>\n
Waiting staff in the US typically receive most of their wages in tips, but cooks and other workers do not.<\/p>\n
Mr Meyer plans to start the policy at four of his restaurants next month.<\/p>\n
“We believe hospitality is a team sport, and that it takes an entire team to provide you with the experiences you have come to expect from us,” Mr Meyer said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Menu prices will increase 25% to 35% to account for the changes.<\/p>\n
Restaurants in the US are rethinking how they compensate their employees for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n
In major US cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco, restaurants are finding it hard to retain kitchen staff as the cost of living in those areas increases.<\/p>\n
Because of tips (typically 20% of each bill), servers sometimes end up earning much more than highly skilled cooks.<\/p>\n
Restaurant workers across the US have also been lobbying for better wages in recent years. New York City and other cities and states have increased their minimum wage in response.<\/p>\n
Some high-end restaurants in the US have already stopped accepting tips, but Mr Meyer’s empire is the most prominent restaurant group to date to embrace the move.<\/p>\n
Melissa Fleischut, president and CEO of the New York State Restaurant Association, said Mr Meyer’s decision could have a ripple effect in the industry.<\/p>\n
“I think that because it is Danny Meyer and he is considered a leader in the restaurant industry, that a lot of people are going to look at this move,” she said.<\/p>\n
Tipping and inequality. \u00a0Danny Meyer, a premier New York restauranteur is abandoning tipping. \u00a0He will put a flat 20% on bills. Danny Meyee owns 13 restaurants including The Modern, said the tipping system was unfair as it only benefited a … Continue reading ![\"Tipping\"](\"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Tipping.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"