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Old 03-20-2022, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 View Post
If that comes to The Villages many will consider it the tip or adjust the tip accordingly. Many restaurants did this during the pandemic to cover additional costs for masks, silicon gloves. Can we be sure the adjustment is actually being given in increased wages?
Why should I care if the "service charge" is paid to the server? If the restaurant is charging for it, they are conveying to the customer that it replaces the tip, and they should be paying it to the server. If they don't, isn't that between the restaurant and the server?