Waffle House is increasing pay for its U.S. workers after a push from labor advocates. In a video message to employees late last month, Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III said base pay without tips would rise to at least $3 per hour in June and then gradually rise to at least $5.25 per hour by June 202
  • @halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12•19 days ago

    Before people come in talking about how employers have to make up the difference if tips don’t get them to minimum wage…

    That’s based on the entire pay period, not per shift. So if you make decent tips the rest of the period, you’re still being paid below minimum wage at like $3/hr for the slow time.

    • @disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
      6•19 days ago

      Exactly right. Server paychecks are barely worth the paper they’re printed on. I served ~25 years ago, when minimum wage was $5.15 per hour in NY. I’ll never forget the weekly paychecks for less than $10 kicking around my place from tip allowance and card advances.

      • @halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1•19 days ago

        Out of curiosity, to add to my anecdotal evidence archive from server friends, did you declare all of your tips on your taxes? Or did a lot of those cash tips end up being effectively tax free?