US EditionMcDonald’s criticizes US restaurant industry for uneven wage policies
McDonald's CEO supports a uniform minimum wage to lower poverty and turnover, opposing tipped wage policies that benefit restaurants with tipping, prompting its exit from the National Restaurant Association.
- McDonald's criticizes the restaurant industry for permitting tipped wages that allow managers to pay servers less than the minimum wage, which impacts those who do not receive tips.
- McDonald's is no longer a member of the National Restaurant Association due to its disagreement over wage policies.
- The company argues that allowing tips creates an uneven playing field, making customers effectively cover labor costs without taxes benefiting the restaurants.
- McDonald's expresses a willingness to discuss raising the federal minimum wage as part of addressing wage inequalities.
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Financial PostMcDonald's presses for an end to tipped wages
McDonald’s is criticizing the restaurant industry for allowing tipped wages, which let managers pay servers less than the minimum wage as long as customer tips make up the difference. McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski said in an interview on…
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McDonald's criticizes US restaurant industry for uneven wage policies
McDonald’s is criticizing the restaurant industry for allowing tipped wages, which let managers pay servers less than the minimum wage as long as customer tips make up the difference.
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