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troutman · 05-12-2014, 04:22 PM

No tipping, please: B.C. restaurant plans to do away with gratuities in favour of paying a living wage

http://www.calgaryherald.com/busines...287/story.html

When David Jones opens Smoke and Water in June at the Pacific Shores Resort in Parksville, customers will never have to crunch the numbers to determine what 10, 15 or 20 per cent of their bill is to leave a gratuity.

“Tipping is a broken business model,” said Jones, an admitted neophyte in the hospitality industry.

Instead of tipping, Jones has increased menu prices by about 18 per cent and intends to pay his staff a living wage, which is a business model accepted around the world in places such as Japan, New Zealand, Australia and parts of Europe.

That means the 155-seat restaurant will pay servers between $20 and $24 an hour and cooks $16 to $18 an hour.

05-12-2014, 04:22 PM	#158
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	No tipping, please: B.C. restaurant plans to do away with gratuities in favour of paying a living wage http://www.calgaryherald.com/busines...287/story.html When David Jones opens Smoke and Water in June at the Pacific Shores Resort in Parksville, customers will never have to crunch the numbers to determine what 10, 15 or 20 per cent of their bill is to leave a gratuity. “Tipping is a broken business model,” said Jones, an admitted neophyte in the hospitality industry. Instead of tipping, Jones has increased menu prices by about 18 per cent and intends to pay his staff a living wage, which is a business model accepted around the world in places such as Japan, New Zealand, Australia and parts of Europe. That means the 155-seat restaurant will pay servers between $20 and $24 an hour and cooks $16 to $18 an hour.