USA Today: Will raising pay and 86-ing tips fix the restaurant industry?
By Melissa Pandika, OZY
USA Today, May 18, 2015
... The restaurant industry may finally be 86-ing low wages and long, grueling shifts. Businesses have begun replacing the hot-blooded chef screaming from an office to a mentor working on the line, offering above-minimum-wage pay and even an ownership stake. More dishwashers and line cooks participate in financial-planning meetings. And some places have even abolished tips — to guarantee a livable base wage.
At Zingerman's, everyone — from the CFO to dishwashers — participates in a weekly "financial huddle."
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