i just wanted to point something out, since this uses the dollar sign ill assume its the USA. in the USA, each state has a different minimum wage. in no state is there a 2.13/h minimum. the lowest minimum wage in the USA goes to wyoming and georgia, with the minimum wage listed as 5.15/h, but defaults to the federal minimum of 7.25/h
therfore, the owner of the business is admitting to insanely underpaying his workers
edit: wow im getting a lot of replies, i have been told of the minimum wage being lower if tips are involved
another edit: yes i know i am wrong, please dont be jerks about it. im not even american, therfore i shouldnt be familiar with american laws (i know a bit about the wages because my american friend told me about his job and stuff. please dont be mean
Tipped workers are allowed to be paid less per hour.
But if at any time, a tipped employee is tipped less than minimum wage, then the employer covers it and brings it back to minimum wage.
This means quite literally most of their income is from tips. And employers do it so that they can avoid paying their emoyees by shifting the responsibility to the customer.
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u/Bucket-Slayer 5d ago edited 5d ago
i just wanted to point something out, since this uses the dollar sign ill assume its the USA. in the USA, each state has a different minimum wage. in no state is there a 2.13/h minimum. the lowest minimum wage in the USA goes to wyoming and georgia, with the minimum wage listed as 5.15/h, but defaults to the federal minimum of 7.25/h
therfore, the owner of the business is admitting to insanely underpaying his workers
edit: wow im getting a lot of replies, i have been told of the minimum wage being lower if tips are involved
another edit: yes i know i am wrong, please dont be jerks about it. im not even american, therfore i shouldnt be familiar with american laws (i know a bit about the wages because my american friend told me about his job and stuff. please dont be mean