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In the sleepy beach town of Dunedin, a new compensation model for restaurant workers is rocking the boat.
The changes are being implemented today at Black Pearl, located downtown at 315 Main St. The same changes are already in place at the Living Room and Sonder Social Club all within a mile of each other.
The restaurants are run by The Feinstein Group. The group, founded by couple Christina and Zach Feinstein, recently opened a second Living Room location in Wesley Chapel where the new compensation model is also in place.
In the most simple terms, the change moves tipped employees at Feinstein Group restaurants to a commission based model. The pivot is an attempt by the Feinsteins to get ahead of the increase in the minimum wage of $15 and provide a living wage not just for servers and bartenders but for TFG cooks, expos, dishwashers and other back of house staff, plus front of house staff like bussers and bar backs.
“A problem in restaurants for whatever reason, is that the humanity of an employer stops where the kitchen walls start. You have dishwashers working five jobs, four jobs, three jobs, whatever—and you got a server that's working 20 hours a week making $60,000 a year,” Zach Feinstein told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “But...
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