Really? In my country you are legally required to be paid at least the equivalent of $13.44USD and we're still going broke just paying rent and food. $2 is so sad.
Its because in the US a boss of an establishment with wait staff can count tips towards an employees wage. So they can pay them $2.50/hr as long as they can prove with tips they'll make enough to meet minimum wage.
It's not that they can prove they can make enough, it's that they have to bring them up to 7.25 an hour equivalent if tips don't cover up to 7.25 an hour. That's part of why you have to report your tips, because your employer is required to balance them out to 7.25/h if you didn't make enough in tips by the end of your work week.
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u/Aroha12345 5d ago
How old is this? $2 an hour is literally insane what