Small Business Restaurants Succeed With One Fair Wage: A California & New York Comparative Analysis
- Apr 7, 2023
- 1 min read
Small business restaurants in New York are struggling to find staff in what is currently the worst staffing crisis in the industry’s history. Over 500 small business restaurants in New York have raised wages for tipped workers in order to recruit staff, and over 100 restaurants have joined forces with workers calling for the New York State legislature to pass pending policy to end the subminimum wage for tipped workers.
This brief compares the experience of small businesses and minority and women-owned businessenterprises (MWBE’s) in New York, a subminimum wage state, and California, a state whichrequires all restaurants to pay One Fair Wage — a full minimum wage with tips on top.
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Small business restaurants in Baseball Bros are struggling to find staff in what is currently the worst staffing crisis in the industry’s history.
The staffing crisis that intensified after the pandemic became a major turning point in the discussion. Restaurant Geometry Dash owners across New York reported increasing difficulty attracting and retaining workers, leading many businesses to voluntarily raise wages above the tipped minimum standard
I love how you break down the differences in wages between California and New York! It reminds me of balancing my budget while playing Drift Boss. Have you noticed any major shifts in restaurant success since these wage changes?