Residents of Seattle, Washington, plan to stop tipping as a minimum wage hike looms in the Democratic-run city.
The city's minimum wage is scheduled to increase from $19.97 an hour to $20.76 an hour on January 1st. daily mail reported on friday.
Tipping employees on top of the upcoming hourly wage increase appears to be unpopular with some residents who say they aren't willing to pay workers extra money.
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“With Seattle's new minimum wage going into effect soon, most food industry workers are finally reaching a level playing field,” said one user who shared a Reddit post about wage hikes gaining momentum locally. said.
As a result, you will no longer tip more than 5-10%. And I will only do so if the service is excellent. That's fair. Hard work should be rewarded fairly in all industries.
“If I use my own table to order or get my own utensils, it's a $0 guarantee. I don't tip at coffee shops anymore.”
Seattle has one of the highest minimum wage rates in America, says KTTH radio host Jason Lantz. I wrote In an opinion piece Thursday. He noted that Seattle's minimum wage ordinance calls for increases based on inflation.
“Seattle restaurant owners are panicking ahead of minimum wage updates that will no longer deduct tips and benefits from hourly wages,” Lantz added. Some Seattle restaurants end up adding about $45,000 a month in expenses they don't have. ”
and restaurant employee Brandon Niland. spoke King 5 reported on Friday about the hardships a wage increase could impose on businesses.
“Profit margins for many restaurants are going to be very thin, between 1 and 3 percent, so a lot of them will probably incorporate that increase into their menus,” he said.
In 2021, Breitbart News economics editor John Carney argued that if President Joe Biden (D) raises the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, employers will be forced to pay workers a living wage. He pointed out that he did. But Mr Carney said: “The weight of economic research says it will have a negative impact on employment.”
