MONTREAL — The Quebec government is nixing a proposal by restaurant owners to have a tip-pooling clause added to the province’s labour code to address a considerable wage gap among their employees.<\/p>\n
The association representing the restaurant owners made the request earlier this week, citing an income discrepancy between servers and kitchen workers.<\/p>\n
As it stands, only waiters receiving tips decide if and how they are divided.<\/p>\n
The association conducted a survey last year that suggests wait staff make roughly $27 per hour versus about $16 for kitchen staff.<\/p>\n
But Labour Minister Dominique Vien told a legislature hearing this week the tip-sharing request is akin to robbing Peter to pay Paul.<\/p>\n
Vien says she’s prepared to have owners and staff representatives sit down to study the matter further with her department staff.<\/p>\n
The hearing into revisions of the province’s labour standards act continue until May 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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