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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
Well, the article is written in the typical Reddit/X outrage style, so I doubt that much fact checking went into it, they just lifted quotes from the Reddit thread.
Not sure that the thrust of the article would have been THAT much different if they'd corrected the posters incorrect assumption and mentioned that Canadian waitstaff are all paid at least the provincial minimum wage, except for apparently Quebec, where "Tipped Employees" are paid $12.20/hr.
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I hear you, was just pointing it out because I found it very misleading. We do have a federal minimum wage that is significantly higher than all provinces and territories except for Yukon, but since most industries where tipping is common aren’t federally regulated it doesn’t apply.
My primary point though was that people who complain about a restaurant forcing you to tip should just not give them their business if they don’t like it rather than complain about a place trying to ensure their employees aren’t exploited. I mean isn’t that how the glorious “invisible hand” of free market capitalism is supposed to work? It’s not as if forced tipping is some sort of new concept, many restaurants already impose a minimum gratuity for tables of 6 or more, etc.