Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III said base pay would rise to at least $3 per hour in June and then gradually rise to at least $5.25 per hour by June 2026
This should be illegal. Tips should not make up the entirety of an employee’s pay.
Oh it’s not the entirety, the employer has been paying tipped folks at least $2.35 per hour! What recompense.
The 7i exemption, also called tip credit allows employees to take tips reported and lower the wages they pay and replace those wages with tips the public pays and have it count toward the federal minimum wage, which is a whopping $7.25 per hour and hasn’t increased since 2009 thanks to corporate ownership of the GOP and fecklessness from Democrats. It’s difficult to say what is more offensive economically or socially.
Now how about you let them stay home during hurricanes?
Hope they unionize
waffle house has a long union busting history
That’s why we need real unions. The ones were posts in picket lines are attach to lead pipes and 2x4s.
Glad the strikes worked.
Does that say the new total is 3/hr?
Yup, and then total out to 5.25 by 2026. Why do you think their prices have started so low over the years?
(I’m not American so I have no idea what their prices are, but understood).
It’s also the wage for the tipped employees, the catch is that if the tips don’t make a minimum of 7.25hr (federally it’s different in some states) the business is suppose to make it up.
Supposed to make it up. Doesn’t mean they always do, and if you’re living paycheck to paycheck you can’t easily sue for lost wages
Correct. These people live almost exclusively on tips.
Wow, that’s…
The minimum wage in my province (British Columbia) is $CDN 17.40 (that would be 12.65 in USD)
It really is a dystopia down there.
Minimum wage here in Washington is over $16/hr ($CD 22/hr) for all workers. Some states have minimum wages that are not completely terrible.
Federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2 and some change.
Legally if they end up making below minimum wage ($7.25 federally I believe, some areas are higher) between tips and wages the employer needs to make up the difference. Obviously with some of it being cash it’s difficult to track and prove, so realistically they won’t make up the difference.
I’m not for tipping culture, but realistically they’re usually doing better than people making minimum wage without tips. I knew someone working at a DQ about a decade ago making $5.25/hour without tips. Minimum wage was still $7.25 back then, but apparently family owned businesses have a minimum wage of $5.25. Not sure if that’s true, but they were able to sell it to their employees.
I’m not for tipping culture, but realistically they’re usually doing better than people making minimum wage without tips.
Here in Canada they get minimum wage plus tips. So… yeah, wow.
I guess Americans are ok with subsidizing employee wages on behalf of companies.
We are not and we’re powerless against the kleptocrat overlords. If there was another America out there it’d invade to protect our democracy but no ither countries have the guts.
I promise many of us are not.
Collective action works. Spread the word. Mention this to people you know. It’s important that people understand that we’re in what’s essentially unprecedented times for a lot of people currently in the workforce. This hasn’t really worked since I was too small to understand the concept. The tide is turning.
Great food but comes with excitement. Sit with your back to the wall, armed. Later, keep a good toilet nearby.
