Rum & Coke

[JJReyes]

Whoops thought if there was a service charge no tip expected, if service was above and beyond then another 7-10%.  I tip from bill total if there is a tax break down is it proper to deduct before calculating the tip?

 

The service charge goes to manage to pay employees their salary. If you are a foreigner, especially if you are an American, the waiters and bartenders oftentimes will give you priority service. The expectation is a tip. The Filipino customers are sometimes upset when they are ignored.

 

The general rule in Japan is no tipping. In Hawaii, the Waikiki hotels and restaurants print on the receipt the amount to add at 15%, 18%, 20% and 25%. This is to guide the Japanese. 

[robert k]

If you are ever in the Virgin Islands, I recommend Cruzan dark. The light will strip furnature varnish. :)

[MikeB]

Best rum is bundy!  But i have only ever seen it in Australia.

So that's where member "bundy" get's his name.

[Paul_QLD]

 

Best rum is bundy!  But i have only ever seen it in Australia. 

Some of the "Aussie" bars in Manila have it (your heading that way soon I think ???), also think I have seen it in Angeles ...

[Thomas]

Funny how they add VAT on everything!

Don't all countries, which has VAT?  :)

In the Philippines and Australia I believe that the wages are what they are and not in such a fashion where tips are a source of income.

Well. I don't know how it is where the employer follow the minimum salary law, but a restaurant working Filipina I know some told she earn only 140p per ful time day, 210p at a good day. I don't know if the difference is when working more than ful time, or if the extra was tips.

[FlyAway]

The service charge goes to manage to pay employees their salary.

 

We discovered later most of the employees there were students doing internships.

[JJReyes]

Don't all countries, which has VAT? 

 

We have Value Added Tax (VAT), a.k.a. General Excise Tax (GET) in Hawaii. Most of the United States is a sales tax system. There is a difference.

 

We discovered later most of the employees there were students doing internships.

 

Translation - Employees receive no compensation because there are students doing internships. At one time graduates of nursing schools doing their one year internship had to pay the medical clinic or hospital for the privilege. The government finally put a stop to this practice. 

[jpbago]

At one time graduates of nursing schools doing their one year internship had to pay the medical clinic or hospital for the privilege. The government finally put a stop to this practice. 

 

But....if the nurse wants experience before applying for OFW, they have to pay to work at the hospitals in Bacolod. Teachers have to volunteer before getting on casual, then years later on regular.

[JJReyes]

But....if the nurse wants experience before applying for OFW, they have to pay to work at the hospitals in Bacolod. Teachers have to volunteer before getting on casual, then years later on regular.

 

The three most popular college courses are teaching, nursing and hotel & restaurant industry. Between 14% to 17% of college students want to become teachers. Most will never make it to a classroom, but in places like Hong Kong, Singapore, Riyadh, etc. a maid with teaching credentials is the preferred employee. They do manual labor all morning and early afternoon. When the children return home from school, they help with homework and learning English. Then the maids prepare the evening meal. 

 

The Hotel & Restaurant Management students number about one million. Their goal is overseas work with the cruise, resort or hotel industry. The nursing schools graduate 80,000 students a year so my estimate is 400,000 students. All three professions require one year apprenticeship or free labor as part of the training program. This is not permitted in many countries. Most corporations pay or give some sort of stipend to their summer interns. In the Philippines they were charging for apprenticeship. Free labor is one thing, but to charge students is unfair. The government is trying to stop the practice. 

 

Cruise ships are not US registry. They are required to follow all the US Coastguard safety requirements, but not US labor laws. The service contract is twelve hours a day for ten months with no holidays. The monthly pay is about $2,500, a princely sum in the Philippines. There are no on board expenses because free food and lodging are included in the contract. The crew works hard with big smiles on their faces.

 

The Jones Act required Norwegian Cruise Line to hire Americans for their Hawaiian Islands cruises. The complaints by both passengers and crews made the headlines. Passengers with previous cruise experience were up in arms about the quality of service. Passengers asking for more bread at the dining room would get reprimanded, "Hey! I am not your waiter."  The American crews also complained. "What do mean I can't swim in the passenger pool during my break?"  NCL eventually solved the problem by hiring new immigrants from the Philippines and the Caribbeans for the crew members who come in contact with passengers.

[FlyAway]

Cruise ships are not US registry. They are required to follow all the US Coastguard safety requirements, but not US labor laws. The service contract is twelve hours a day for ten months with no holidays. The monthly pay is about $2,500, a princely sum in the Philippines. There are no on board expenses because free food and lodging are included in the contract. The crew works hard with big smiles on their faces.

 

Sister in Law is working security on cruise ships. The has worked for Disney and a few other companies,they paid less than $2,000 USD and with a 6 month contract. I remember her mentioning the employment agency taking a fairly good sized piece of their salary.