Minimum wage increase will also affect tipping

I have nothing against tipping if it is considered a monetary evaluation of the service received, left completely at the customer’s discretion. Unfortunately, the tip is becoming the substitution, not the supplement, to the server's salary.

Cheque, please: The question is how the minimum wage legislation will impact this legalized abuse by some restaurateurs of waitresses, waiters, and the customers, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI

January 15, 2018

TORONTO—There's a lot of talk these days about the increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This legislation will affect all industries, but we're mainly focusing on the restaurant industry. I would like to talk about another aspect of the restaurant industry, the tipping, and how, or if, thi...

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