Purchasing power of base pay has declined precipitously over three decades
Source: Calls to raise federal minimum tipped wage from $2.13 for first time since 1991
Eliminating tipping would also eliminate the ratfuckery that surrounds “topping up” to minimum wage or whatever; another potential for employer to screw over servers.
“The same year Barack Obama’s White House published its report, a leading labour advocate told NPR that the topping-up process does not always work.
Saru Jayaraman, of Restaurant Opportunities Centres United, said: “Enforcement is not just difficult, it’s practically impossible for employers to have to count hour by hour to make sure that tips make up the difference for every worker for every hour they’ve worked.”
