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froggy25
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What is the name of your state? California
1. I have read that in some states it is illegal for management at an establishment where employees make most of their money from tips to ask for a portion of those tips. I work at a place where the manager demands 20% of 20% of my total sales. In other words, if I sell $1,000 worth of food/drinks, he assumes that I received $200 in tips (not always the case--I make anywhere from $140-$210, depending on the night and the tippers) and he wants $40 of it, which means I now have $160, even before I tip out the kitchen staff--cooks, busboys, etc. He is a bartender/manager and IS bartending on those shifts, and I know it is common for bars to request that the bartender receives a certain amt. of a server's tips. However, to require a particular dollar amount and to berate people who do not comply (which is what he does) seems wrong. Also, he is also managing on those shifts and leaves the bar frequently for stretches of 10-15 minutes at a time, sometimes longer. Is this a conflict of interest? Shouldn't a bartender bartend and a manager manage? I wouldn't mind giving him 20% so much if he were doing a better job bartending.
2. Manager/owner both state over and over again in meetings that we are required to be at work 15 minutes early. Another employee recently discovered that we weren't being paid for it, which for some people can amount up to 8 hours a month, depending on the # of shifts. In response, the owner said that's because, and I quote, "you're not working. You're taking off your jacket, you're putting your purse away, or whatever." But the point is, he requires us to clock in 15 minutes before our scheduled time. It takes me 2 minutes to take off my jacket and put my purse away, and I don't need to be clocked in to do it. The implication is that you clock in, you work, which is what we were all doing....
1. I have read that in some states it is illegal for management at an establishment where employees make most of their money from tips to ask for a portion of those tips. I work at a place where the manager demands 20% of 20% of my total sales. In other words, if I sell $1,000 worth of food/drinks, he assumes that I received $200 in tips (not always the case--I make anywhere from $140-$210, depending on the night and the tippers) and he wants $40 of it, which means I now have $160, even before I tip out the kitchen staff--cooks, busboys, etc. He is a bartender/manager and IS bartending on those shifts, and I know it is common for bars to request that the bartender receives a certain amt. of a server's tips. However, to require a particular dollar amount and to berate people who do not comply (which is what he does) seems wrong. Also, he is also managing on those shifts and leaves the bar frequently for stretches of 10-15 minutes at a time, sometimes longer. Is this a conflict of interest? Shouldn't a bartender bartend and a manager manage? I wouldn't mind giving him 20% so much if he were doing a better job bartending.
2. Manager/owner both state over and over again in meetings that we are required to be at work 15 minutes early. Another employee recently discovered that we weren't being paid for it, which for some people can amount up to 8 hours a month, depending on the # of shifts. In response, the owner said that's because, and I quote, "you're not working. You're taking off your jacket, you're putting your purse away, or whatever." But the point is, he requires us to clock in 15 minutes before our scheduled time. It takes me 2 minutes to take off my jacket and put my purse away, and I don't need to be clocked in to do it. The implication is that you clock in, you work, which is what we were all doing....