Could anyone tell me what the legal minimum wage is for people in the
hospitality industry in England.. i.e, waitstaff, bus-boy, dishwasher,
etc. Is it legal for restaurants to pay you at only £5.00, which is
below the minimum wage bracket and claim to make the rest of your wage
up in tips? Even if this particular restaurant does not get many tips
received from customers to begin with? I could understand if the staff
were making £50.00 a shift extra in either cash or credit card tips
per person.. however, it is not even close to the case! Any shed of
light on this would be muchly appreciated. I personally believe
Caprice Holdings has the right idea when they pay their floor staff and
kitchen hands at a rate of £7.50-£8.00 an hour, making it more of an
insentive to go into work for the type of work you actually do. They
do keep a percentage of the credit card tips but all in all you make a
fairly decent wage from it regardless of the percentage they take. Why
can't it be that simple every where?!

Thanks in advance;

loopygrl

On Jan 4, 4:36 pm, wrote:
> Could anyone tell me what the legal minimum wage is for people in the
> hospitality industry in England.. i.e, waitstaff, bus-boy, dishwasher,
> etc. Is it legal for restaurants to pay you at only £5.00, which is
> below the minimum wage bracket and claim to make the rest of your wage
> up in tips? Even if this particular restaurant does not get many tips
> received from customers to begin with? I could understand if the staff
> were making £50.00 a shift extra in either cash or credit card tips
> per person.. however, it is not even close to the case! Any shed of
> light on this would be muchly appreciated. I personally believe
> Caprice Holdings has the right idea when they pay their floor staff and
> kitchen hands at a rate of £7.50-£8.00 an hour, making it more of an
> insentive to go into work for the type of work you actually do. They
> do keep a percentage of the credit card tips but all in all you make a
> fairly decent wage from it regardless of the percentage they take. Why
> can't it be that simple every where?!
>
> Thanks in advance;
>
> loopygrl

Well minimum wage here in the USA is about £2.80? £5 is like over
$9.00 in the us , and can be lived on well if your shop with care.
I think you are lucky. I would love to work for £5. and tips, I can
cook too have my passport when is the job :-)

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wrote:

> Could anyone tell me what the legal minimum wage is for people in the
> hospitality industry in England.. i.e, waitstaff, bus-boy, dishwasher,
> etc. Is it legal for restaurants to pay you at only £5.00, which is
> below the minimum wage bracket and claim to make the rest of your wage
> up in tips? Even if this particular restaurant does not get many tips
> received from customers to begin with? I could understand if the staff
> were making £50.00 a shift extra in either cash or credit card tips
> per person.. however, it is not even close to the case! Any shed of
> light on this would be muchly appreciated. I personally believe
> Caprice Holdings has the right idea when they pay their floor staff and
> kitchen hands at a rate of £7.50-£8.00 an hour, making it more of an
> insentive to go into work for the type of work you actually do. They
> do keep a percentage of the credit card tips but all in all you make a
> fairly decent wage from it regardless of the percentage they take. Why
> can't it be that simple every where?!
>
> Thanks in advance;
>
> loopygrl

I am sure there must be a government agency that regulates that sort of
thing. Try contacting the appropriate agency in the UK or try searching
on the web.