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Australians’ tipping habits fail to keep up with rising restaurant prices, data reveals (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 11 months ago by rainynight65@feddit.de to c/australia@aussie.zone
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Australians’ tipping habits are not keeping pace with higher menu prices, new research shows, as household costs soar and diners grapple with pandemic-era hospitality charges.

A report by Lightspeed Commerce, using payments platform data, found that the average tip amount dropped in August to 8.1% of a total bill.

This is the lowest amount in four years recorded by the point-of-sale and software company, and the first time it has dropped below 9% since early 2021.

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[–] hikarulsi@aussie.zone 8 points 11 months ago

If you pay 5%, business can pay 95% for the employee to survive. This mean your action is encouraging that the job to be 5% slavery