Because the tips should have always been spread to the back of the house people. Tipping a waitress is the equivalent of giving the person who does the least the most for no reason. Most line cooks make no tips despite having the heaviest work load, and bussers are always fucked because their tips are from greedy ass waitresses who would never tip the 15-20% they expect from each customer. Waitresses can bring in hundreds of dollars in cash on one night, sharing none of it, while their coworkers who did more work made maybe 70-80 dollars that same night. This allows everyone involved in the process to make the money paid for the experience instead of the frontman. It's a step in the right direction, which is to eliminate tips entirely and get rid of 'gratuity' billing.
Can someone explain this to me and why it's good?
Because the tips should have always been spread to the back of the house people. Tipping a waitress is the equivalent of giving the person who does the least the most for no reason. Most line cooks make no tips despite having the heaviest work load, and bussers are always fucked because their tips are from greedy ass waitresses who would never tip the 15-20% they expect from each customer. Waitresses can bring in hundreds of dollars in cash on one night, sharing none of it, while their coworkers who did more work made maybe 70-80 dollars that same night. This allows everyone involved in the process to make the money paid for the experience instead of the frontman. It's a step in the right direction, which is to eliminate tips entirely and get rid of 'gratuity' billing.