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Originally Posted by Allan_L
Chris, We all get what you are saying!
However, dare I say you miss a point?
The one benefit I see for the shop owner, and the rip off of the worker as compared to the Aussie is this:
What if no customers come in that day?
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That's easy Allan - on the days that they are busy, they usually (and typically) earn more in "extra" tips" to compensate. This is the way it works. I saw this first-hand when my ex-wife was working in the restaurants over there when I was on assignment. Some days she'd earn the basic minimum, and on other days we were rolling in it. If a festival was on or it was around the holiday times, hospitality workers were all earning small fortunes for themselves - something that would otherwise just go to the owner here. So - again, each system has it's advantages under specific circumstances. It's very difficult to say which is better other than the way either of the two may have treated you personally.
Don't get me wrong - I think that it's be easier home accounting to be paid the way we are here.