Salaries, in most cases, reflect the amount of revenue/profit that an employee brings into the business and/or the supply and demand for their skills. This is not a statement about what they should be paid because of the their value to society. This is the way things generally work in a free market environment. If you are looking for "fairness" you need a socialistic environment but that does not come without other issues, such as what we are seeing in Greece. Pick your poison.
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Originally Posted by Skip
I think you're right. It's called "minimum wage make up" and it was enacted because some employers decided they wanted to pay some employees only the lower rate so they put out a tip jar at the register. The employers thought they were only responsible to pay the lower rate plus the tips in the jar (which could be zero).
The law was changed so that the employer had to make up the difference between "low" and "minimum" per hour.
Sneaky bosses!
Notice places like Dunkin' Donuts have "tip jars" at the registers?
Go to Europe, especially Holland, and tips are an insult to most workers. They will give tips back to their patrons.
Only the US abuses their employees with low wages (especially teachers).
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