How bright are the lights at the new Hard Rock Cafe Phnom Penh?
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Lighting tax...what a farce.
Next up is breathing tax.
Next up is breathing tax.
I wonder where they got the idea from?son of vladimir wrote:Lighting tax...what a farce.
Next up is breathing tax.
Window tax
To avoid the tax some houses from the period can be seen to have bricked-up window-spaces (ready to be glazed or reglazed at a later date). In England and Wales it was introduced in 1696 and was repealed in 1851, 156 years after first being introduced.
Is the service charge paid to the staff? or is an extra profit for the business?
I'm allergic to that specific charge. If service is really good I don't mind tipping but I hate having my hand forced that way. Especially when a place is expensive enough to build a service charge into their regular bills.dv8inpp wrote:Is the service charge paid to the staff? or is an extra profit for the business?
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Kind of weird coming from you, tbh. How long did you run a restaurant/bar for?dv8inpp wrote:Is the service charge paid to the staff? or is an extra profit for the business?
It's paid/divided equally among the service staff, so for example an expat manager wouldn't get any..waiters/waitresses, bar staff, housekeeping, front desk and concierge, porters, doormen
tbh, not many places distribute it properly.
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I was with an American last night who did not give me a glowing review of the place. He said the portions were huge, but that it was very pricey, not that good. AmCham is hosting an event there in a few weeks, guess I’ll check it out then.
If the portions are huge, I would assume it's a bogun place and not worth the patronage!Miguelito wrote:I He said the portions were huge,
Oh sorry its the Hard Rock Cafe we're talking about, of course it's a bogun joint!
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I suspect that there is no uniformity whatsoever in Cambodia in whether and how service charges are shared with staff and who shares in it.son of vladimir wrote: It's paid/divided equally among the service staff, so for example an expat manager wouldn't get any..waiters/waitresses, bar staff, housekeeping, front desk and concierge, porters, doormen
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Indeed, I know of a hotel that opened and lured staff away from top hotels with decent salaries...then they found out that the management was pocketing the service charge.
I doubt most foreign owned guesthouses/bars/restaurants even have a system of collecting it, much less distributing it.
I can see someone paying attention to that soon.
I doubt most foreign owned guesthouses/bars/restaurants even have a system of collecting it, much less distributing it.
I can see someone paying attention to that soon.
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Does anyone here ever ask the staff or manager when they see it on the bill? Or is that pointless because you won't get a coherent, honest answer.
Honestly, one of the issues they have had in Las Vegas is that tips for dealers are shared among the dealers only. The supervisors (pit bosses) generally can't share in tips, it creates a conflict of interest because they are supposed to resolve disputes with players at the tables. The upshot at your high end hotels is that dealers end up making more than supervisors because there's so much tipping at the high roller tables. And that creates problems, like low morale from supervisors because their underlings make more than they do, the dealers don't respect the supervisors because they make more, and no good dealers want to become supervisors because they make more as dealers.
The Wynn hotel decided to start sharing dealer tips with supervisors to counteract these issues, and of course lawsuits were filed, I think Wynn eventually lost but I don't remember.
For Cambodian restaurants, if the girls at a place like Riverside Bistro all share in tips, and the Khmer manager dudes don't, I could see them maybe working more. And then what about cooks, cleaners, security guards, hotel front desk people, etc. These aren't usually tipped positions, I don't think it's clear who should share in tips/service charges and who doesn't.
Honestly, one of the issues they have had in Las Vegas is that tips for dealers are shared among the dealers only. The supervisors (pit bosses) generally can't share in tips, it creates a conflict of interest because they are supposed to resolve disputes with players at the tables. The upshot at your high end hotels is that dealers end up making more than supervisors because there's so much tipping at the high roller tables. And that creates problems, like low morale from supervisors because their underlings make more than they do, the dealers don't respect the supervisors because they make more, and no good dealers want to become supervisors because they make more as dealers.
The Wynn hotel decided to start sharing dealer tips with supervisors to counteract these issues, and of course lawsuits were filed, I think Wynn eventually lost but I don't remember.
For Cambodian restaurants, if the girls at a place like Riverside Bistro all share in tips, and the Khmer manager dudes don't, I could see them maybe working more. And then what about cooks, cleaners, security guards, hotel front desk people, etc. These aren't usually tipped positions, I don't think it's clear who should share in tips/service charges and who doesn't.
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They should do away with this +++ nonsense, as a customer I'm only interested in the final price, not who gets what part of it.
None but ourselves can free our mind.
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If GMJS440 can tear himself away from rescuing street-damsels in distress, advising unnamed people how to run the country and that recipe book for figures, I think he could clarify the matter.
It's Article 1.34 of the Labour Law
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/s ... s-cambodia
It's Article 1.34 of the Labour Law
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/s ... s-cambodia
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You just explained why the rest of the world finds tipping retarded.gavinmac wrote:Does anyone here ever ask the staff or manager when they see it on the bill? Or is that pointless because you won't get a coherent, honest answer.
Honestly, one of the issues they have had in Las Vegas is that tips for dealers are shared among the dealers only. The supervisors (pit bosses) generally can't share in tips, it creates a conflict of interest because they are supposed to resolve disputes with players at the tables. The upshot at your high end hotels is that dealers end up making more than supervisors because there's so much tipping at the high roller tables. And that creates problems, like low morale from supervisors because their underlings make more than they do, the dealers don't respect the supervisors because they make more, and no good dealers want to become supervisors because they make more as dealers.
The Wynn hotel decided to start sharing dealer tips with supervisors to counteract these issues, and of course lawsuits were filed, I think Wynn eventually lost but I don't remember.
For Cambodian restaurants, if the girls at a place like Riverside Bistro all share in tips, and the Khmer manager dudes don't, I could see them maybe working more. And then what about cooks, cleaners, security guards, hotel front desk people, etc. These aren't usually tipped positions, I don't think it's clear who should share in tips/service charges and who doesn't.
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Most Americans like myself do not feel tipping is "retarded". To be fair, there are pluses and minuses but I tip 99% of the time unless the service is horrible. I tip more on good service and I find it disgusting when people are not rewarded for their hard work and consideration. You don't tip because you're cheap or you know tips don't reach the pockets of the people who deserve them, but mostly you're still just cheap
Numbnuts all grown up
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