There are some real jerk restaurant owners out there.
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'Deeply regretful' Susur Lee to reimburse workers after illegally docking tips at his eateries
World-renowned chef and reality TV star Susur Lee has told his employees he has changed a system at his restaurants that illegally forced them to hand over a portion of their tips to pay for common mistakes, and he has promised to reimburse staff after workers at his eateries blasted the policy.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...logy-1.4265403
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There was a guy with a little restaurant here who would hire one or two kids to chop vegetables and wait tables in the summer. One day he happened to mention to me that all the tips got saved up to pay for machines that broke down due to employee error. So the kids didn't get any of the tips.
I was surprised at that. I didn't know anything about the law at the time, but it seemed unethical to me. Turns out it really was against the law.