FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - Legal minimum wage for hospitality staff in ENGLAND, UK

Shawn Hirn

In article .com>,
wrote:

> Could anyone tell me what the legal minimum wage is for people in the
> hospitality industry in England.. i.e, waitstaff, bus-boy, dishwasher,
> etc. Is it legal for restaurants to pay you at only £5.00, which is
> below the minimum wage bracket and claim to make the rest of your wage
> up in tips? Even if this particular restaurant does not get many tips
> received from customers to begin with? I could understand if the staff
> were making £50.00 a shift extra in either cash or credit card tips
> per person.. however, it is not even close to the case! Any shed of
> light on this would be muchly appreciated. I personally believe
> Caprice Holdings has the right idea when they pay their floor staff and
> kitchen hands at a rate of £7.50-£8.00 an hour, making it more of an
> insentive to go into work for the type of work you actually do. They
> do keep a percentage of the credit card tips but all in all you make a
> fairly decent wage from it regardless of the percentage they take. Why
> can't it be that simple every where?!
>
> Thanks in advance;
>
> loopygrl

I am sure there must be a government agency that regulates that sort of
thing. Try contacting the appropriate agency in the UK or try searching
on the web.