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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 9:04 am
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Originally Posted by zkzkz

But it's more complicated than that too. The salaries are set based on the expectation of a certain amount of tips. Even the minimum wage is lower for jobs where tips are normal.
In Ontario, the lower minimum wage is for "liquor servers", and it's $8.90 compared to the general $10.25 minimum wage. I assume this refers to the wait staff as well as bartenders in a licensed restaurant.
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