Category: Waiters and Waitresses

How ‘No Tax on Tips’ Would Affect Waiters, Drivers and Diners

Proposed changes making their way through Congress would benefit many employees, but some details are still in flux.
Wolfgang Zwiener, Waiter Who Built a Steakhouse Empire, Dies at 85

After years of waiting tables at Peter Luger in Brooklyn, he opened Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Manhattan, the first of 35 restaurants around the world.
Cafe Gitane, a Vanguard of Cool, Back on the Scene Again

David Bowie loved its couscous. Norman Reedus hung out there. It put avocado toast on the map. Thirty years later, and with a new book honoring it, Cafe Gitane is drawing a fresh crowd.
From Tips to TikTok, Trump Discards Policies With Aim to Please Voters

The former president’s economic agenda has made some notable reversals from the policies he pushed while in the White House.
Michigan Supreme Court Ruling to Raise Minimum Wage in the State

The ruling, raising the minimum wage and phasing out a lower wage for tipped workers, said legislators had acted improperly in dodging a referendum.
No Taxes on Tips? A Trump Idea Gains Ground.

The sudden popularity of exempting tips from taxes is a reminder of the improvisational nature of economic policymaking under Donald Trump.
No Taxes on Tips? A Trump Idea Gains Ground.

The sudden popularity of exempting tips from taxes is a reminder of the improvisational nature of economic policymaking under Donald Trump.
Diners Are Fed Up With Minimal Service. Will a Little Warmth Win Them Back?

As prices rise and seasoned help is harder to find, some restaurants are trying to provide a more welcoming experience for their underwhelmed guests.
What Are Restaurant Service Charges For?

These added-on fees confuse diners and even employees, but more owners are relying on them to help make a tough business work.
How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low

The New York Times – Business:
The National Restaurant Association uses mandatory $15 food-safety classes to turn waiters and cooks into unwitting funders of its battle against minimum wage increases.
Waiter Shortage Hits London Restaurants After Brexit

The New York Times – Business:
Europeans used to flock to London for restaurant jobs. Now, with doors to migrants largely closed after Britain left the European Union, many establishments are becoming desperate.