Posted on 05/21/2021 9:41:45 AM PDT by bgill
$19 an hour is not typically advertised at a lot of restaurants, but that’s the guaranteed hourly wage at HallPass in Salt Lake City for every employee...
About four months ago, Slobusky started paying every employee from the dishwasher to the bartender at least $19 an hour.
Instead of having a bunch of unhappy part-time workers, Slobusky said he strives to have loyal full-time workers adding “it's the difference between people working one job or two jobs.”
The business can afford this model because the day’s tips are distributed among all workers....
$19 an hour is just shy of $40,000 a year.
(Excerpt) Read more at kutv.com ...
‘one job or two’?
In college I had a spell were I worked 3 jobs simultaneously- and not for anything LIKE $19 an hour.
If that is what he is willing to pay! And if that is the difference between staying open or shutting down because he cannot hire anybody, then that is his business and good luck to him.
And if his employees realize their good luck maybe they will work a lot harder and get more done and keep his customers happy.
If you pay them 40K per year will they remember to put napkins and straws in the bag?
I wonder how much a hamburger costs there.
Newsflash: It’s not 1972 anymore.
He could double salaries and the cost of the burger would only go up 10%.
If a restaurant is paying $20 an hour, they don’t need my tips.
They can’t have it both ways. Tips or hourly.
I can’t figure out if it’s a restaurant or a bunch of restaurants.
https://hallpassslc.com/bars-and-eateries/
I have never understood the low pay high turnover B model...
The place doesn’t sound like a fast-food burger joint. Good restaurant staff are worth $19/hr or more, while an unskilled sandwich-assembler usually isn’t.
I agree, nobody tips me because I am not in the service industry making minimum wage.
It not a question of “worth”. It’s a question of supply and demand for labor.
I agree
So he will pay more and fire some. Then after paying taxes will understand that he himself did not have a living wage after servicing his debt and making payroll. Yawn.
The worth of anything is what someone is willing to pay for it. In this case, the dishwasher is worth $19 per hour to the owner. And I agree with the owner's logic. Full time employees are usually more reliable.
I wish the owner luck. The restaurant business is tough.
Funny how the lack of cheap dishwashers is an existential crises to Republicans but the offshoring of ENTIRE INDUSTRIES to the 3rd world get nary a glance....
That's what I was thinking too. Also, the tips are shared evenly, so there's no incentive to give good service.
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