Restaurant Charges Customers 5% Employee Health Fee

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Restaurant Charges Customers 5% Employee Health Fee

Well, recently, 33-year-old Ashley Nichole (@ashnichole_xo) went out for dinner in Los Angeles and noticed an unusual charge on her bill: a 5% fee for “employee health.” She’d never run into something like this before, so she took to TikTok to talk about it.

Ashley says she was confused by the charge, so she asked the host to explain it. “And she goes, ‘Oh, that’s our healthcare.’ And my reaction was, ‘Your health, your healthcare?’ And she goes, ‘Yes, our healthcare.'”

Finally, Ashley says, “I’ve never heard of that before, ever. And I had to find out: Is that normal and I’ve been living under a rock, or is this weird?”

Her video racked up more than 13,000 comments, and people were pretty divided about the idea of paying an extra fee to cover restaurant workers’ healthcare.

On the one hand, many commenters felt that it should be the business owner’s responsibility to pay for this coverage for their employees. So to them, asking customers to pay this fee seems like an overstep.

And others said they would ask to have the fee taken off their bill.

People also wondered about the potential tax implications of paying for their waitstaff’s health insurance.

And sadly, as rising prices have made everything more expensive, others pointed out that they’re having a tough-enough time paying their own bills.

But on the other hand, people pointed out that at least this healthcare fee is more transparent than just raising menu prices across the board, which can be a real turn-off.

Some people who’ve also seen these kinds of fees in the wild shared that restaurants will remove the fee from the bill if you don’t want to pay it.

And people shared how they’ve seen these fees being put to use on the employees’ side.

Some people, especially fellow service industry folks, said they don’t mind paying a fee like this at all if it means people can get the care they need.

And some folks pointed out that maaaybe the American healthcare system could be improved somewhat.

And she says that based on the comments on her TikTok, this doesn’t seem to be very common. “The overwhelming response was that most people hadn’t seen anything like it.”

So now I’m curious: Have you ever seen a health charge like this on your bill at a restaurant, and how do you feel about paying it? Or, if you work in a restaurant, have you ever been part of a healthcare plan like this one, and how did it go? Let’s talk about it in the comments!

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Well, recently, 33-year-old Ashley Nichole (@ashnichole_xo) went out for dinner in Los Angeles and noticed an unusual charge on her bill: a 5% fee for “employee health.” She’d never run into something like this before, so she took to TikTok to talk about it.

Ashley says she was confused by the charge, so she asked the host to explain it. “And she goes, ‘Oh, that’s our healthcare.’ And my reaction was, ‘Your health, your healthcare?’ And she goes, ‘Yes, our healthcare.'”

Finally, Ashley says, “I’ve never heard of that before, ever. And I had to find out: Is that normal and I’ve been living under a rock, or is this weird?”

Her video racked up more than 13,000 comments, and people were pretty divided about the idea of paying an extra fee to cover restaurant workers’ healthcare.

On the one hand, many commenters felt that it should be the business owner’s responsibility to pay for this coverage for their employees. So to them, asking customers to pay this fee seems like an overstep.

And others said they would ask to have the fee taken off their bill.

People also wondered about the potential tax implications of paying for their waitstaff’s health insurance.

And sadly, as rising prices have made everything more expensive, others pointed out that they’re having a tough-enough time paying their own bills.

But on the other hand, people pointed out that at least this healthcare fee is more transparent than just raising menu prices across the board, which can be a real turn-off.

Some people who’ve also seen these kinds of fees in the wild shared that restaurants will remove the fee from the bill if you don’t want to pay it.

And people shared how they’ve seen these fees being put to use on the employees’ side.

Some people, especially fellow service industry folks, said they don’t mind paying a fee like this at all if it means people can get the care they need.

And some folks pointed out that maaaybe the American healthcare system could be improved somewhat.

And she says that based on the comments on her TikTok, this doesn’t seem to be very common. “The overwhelming response was that most people hadn’t seen anything like it.”

So now I’m curious: Have you ever seen a health charge like this on your bill at a restaurant, and how do you feel about paying it? Or, if you work in a restaurant, have you ever been part of a healthcare plan like this one, and how did it go? Let’s talk about it in the comments!

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