I’m in retail now and have been told by my bosses to expect the new pay rise come April.
I’m leaning more negatively on this because of what pressure this means on the job market now and now employers will almost certainly keep cutting jobs.
In my shop, we’re already suffering heavily because of the lack of staff and now companies overall are just talking about productivity which basically means pressuring staff constantly to do a job that more than one person should be doing.
billyb4lls4ck on
i don’t want to be an asshole, but is it not a bit weird to be tipping someone who makes 25-28k a year?
you dont tip other people on minimum wage jobs, what makes hospitality so different?
Horatio2200 on
Its the same for hospital staff. Nhs trusts all have a recruitment freeze at the moment. All the wards are running very short and admin and maintenance staff etc aren’t being replaced when they leave.
I understand that there needs to be a minimum wage so people can afford rent and bills. But its clear that we are living in some sort of ponzi pyramid. It looks like its starting to collapse. Young people look like to be the first victims of the collapse.
Constant-Estate3065 on
Average earnings need to take priority if we’re to get the economy back on track. Unemployment will go up initially, but when people have more money, they will use small businesses more which benefits the economy, ultimately benefiting unemployment rates.
For too long we’ve had people struggling to survive even though they’re employed full time, that’s an extremely bad situation for the country.
OpportunityFuture340 on
It’s a good policy although it has hit employment badly as firms stop recruiting.
F00L1SH_T00K on
If you can’t afford to pay people slightly more, your business isn’t working properly and it deserves to fail. Welcome to capitalism.
Berty_Puddlebottom on
I manage a restaurant, my waiters make 14/h base with around 4+/hour on tips, and 2 hot meals a day.
They have encyclopedic knowledge of wine, whiskey, food and cooking methods.
They have incredible people skills that cause guests to have great and memorable times.
They are maskers of working efficiency, on their feet, running all over the building and jump stright into talking about the soil conditions on the south facing slope of x vinyard, selling a £70 bottle of wine in about 2 mins work.
If you want minimum wage customer service, you’ll get Just Eat levels of customer service. If you want to take grandma out for a memorable 80th then its going to cost more.
Yes the hospitality industry is very attractive to work in now, thats why people who could do something else are choosing it now. Don’t be mad they make more than you for a stress free job they can leave at the door, send me an application 😉
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I’m in retail now and have been told by my bosses to expect the new pay rise come April.
I’m leaning more negatively on this because of what pressure this means on the job market now and now employers will almost certainly keep cutting jobs.
In my shop, we’re already suffering heavily because of the lack of staff and now companies overall are just talking about productivity which basically means pressuring staff constantly to do a job that more than one person should be doing.
i don’t want to be an asshole, but is it not a bit weird to be tipping someone who makes 25-28k a year?
you dont tip other people on minimum wage jobs, what makes hospitality so different?
Its the same for hospital staff. Nhs trusts all have a recruitment freeze at the moment. All the wards are running very short and admin and maintenance staff etc aren’t being replaced when they leave.
I understand that there needs to be a minimum wage so people can afford rent and bills. But its clear that we are living in some sort of ponzi pyramid. It looks like its starting to collapse. Young people look like to be the first victims of the collapse.
Average earnings need to take priority if we’re to get the economy back on track. Unemployment will go up initially, but when people have more money, they will use small businesses more which benefits the economy, ultimately benefiting unemployment rates.
For too long we’ve had people struggling to survive even though they’re employed full time, that’s an extremely bad situation for the country.
It’s a good policy although it has hit employment badly as firms stop recruiting.
If you can’t afford to pay people slightly more, your business isn’t working properly and it deserves to fail. Welcome to capitalism.
I manage a restaurant, my waiters make 14/h base with around 4+/hour on tips, and 2 hot meals a day.
They have encyclopedic knowledge of wine, whiskey, food and cooking methods.
They have incredible people skills that cause guests to have great and memorable times.
They are maskers of working efficiency, on their feet, running all over the building and jump stright into talking about the soil conditions on the south facing slope of x vinyard, selling a £70 bottle of wine in about 2 mins work.
If you want minimum wage customer service, you’ll get Just Eat levels of customer service. If you want to take grandma out for a memorable 80th then its going to cost more.
Yes the hospitality industry is very attractive to work in now, thats why people who could do something else are choosing it now. Don’t be mad they make more than you for a stress free job they can leave at the door, send me an application 😉