@simonbeard_official: Next time you pay $8 for a coffee in Australia do not assume the owner is getting rich. A lot of hospitality businesses are fighting for their life. Australia just raised the award wage another 4.75 percent. But the award rate is not the real cost. Add casual loading, super, payroll tax, and work cover. One casual worker on a normal hour costs around $39. Saturday, $47 an hour. Sunday, $55 an hour. Public holiday, $78 an hour. Walk into a cafe on a public holiday and count just four staff. That is $312 an hour in labour alone before a single coffee bean, before rent, electricity, insurance, repairs, or the fit out they borrowed money to build. When prices go up it is not greed. Sometimes it is just survival. Anyone brave enough to throw down and have a crack in hospitality in this country deserves every bit of our respect.
Simon Beard
Region: AU
Sunday 07 June 2026 12:15:15 GMT
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🙂 William McFly :
Any extra costs will be passed onto the customer. the business will never take a pay cut
2026-06-24 06:21:57
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craigwilliams278 :
I agree, pay workers less.
2026-06-07 19:16:00
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Giorgio 🇬🇷 🇲🇾 :
Maybe hire people on part time contracts instead of casual
2026-06-15 06:06:25
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yousif manhal :
Close down then
2026-06-13 06:09:09
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Sam Mclagan :
You’re taking the oiss right??? Wages have been falling behind inflation for decades… the reason everything is so expensive is there’s so many companies within the supply chain making record profits aswell as landlords of pubs charging exuberant amounts
2026-06-07 23:59:03
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Blake Willis :
This is where the owner needs to work behind the counter to help reduce that labour. instead of sitting at home or in the cafe doing nothing.
soon as coffee went over $5 per coffee, we stopped buying. there are too many cafes around, half if them need to fold.
2026-06-09 04:01:54
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The Unintelligent Investor :
Maybe talk about rent. Why does nobody talk about rent?
2026-06-23 23:00:28
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Dan :
owners should prob do more in the store ?
2026-07-14 20:21:51
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Jared Smallbone :
That’s nothing compared to ndis
2026-06-24 07:11:45
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threucc :
You mention $312 per hour in wages but at the same time they have a business which requires that many people meaning they make more than $312 per hour on average ....
if they didn't they would simply have the 1 worker at $39 per hour and make $100 per hour turnover
2026-06-23 22:15:54
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daniel :
How about tax breaks for small businesses to help offset the wage increases
2026-06-08 01:57:25
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SirTigsAlot :
Charging $6 for me to add a rasher of bacon to a burger or $7 for a slice of haloumi is greed.
2026-06-15 19:49:33
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Edgar Chieng :
The payroll tax has to be the most stupid tax ever
2026-06-29 12:00:31
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Simon Toohey :
This is why award wages should be removed entirely. Or moved to different days. As the 2 days they make the most amount of money are they days they have the pay the most amount of wages.
2026-06-09 12:18:50
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Chris Cuppy :
What I find interesting is it seems it really expensive & hard to have a hospitality business but there seems to be more hospitality businesses than any other type of business. No hate, just an observation.
2026-06-22 23:35:27
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່ :
It’s getting out of hand - agree or disagree?
2026-06-07 12:23:49
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Nikki - Melbourne/Adelaide :
yea but your workers are also "just trying to survive and fighting for their life" too. they have rent, food, uni and bills etc too. Also remember that your customers are the people earning minimum wage, You can't have your slice of cake and eat it too if you don't think about them or your community. It's easier said than done when you're a billionaire CEO who hasn't had to struggle much anymore. you don't get it mate.
2026-06-19 09:34:06
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Firestarter :
Wait what $20 a beer? Is that sever on a glass with good flakes in it?
2026-07-17 20:04:00
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Preet :
people need to understand when inflation stay longer only rich and the govt makes more money. Middle class and lower class gets crushed to the ground. This wage rise is the disaster decision you can to do an economy which is in negative growth from past year.
2026-06-20 09:54:36
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Donny Dons :
I will never spend $20 for a beer.
2026-06-21 20:41:14
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RobinBanks :
Answer is robots 👍
2026-06-08 08:57:31
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mitchnation250 :
Ive got a hot tip: Why dont hospitality businesses restructure as not-for-profit to save on taxes and live off wages?
2026-06-08 03:23:42
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HeikinAshiTrading :
When goods go up so do pays you’d hope as they’re indexed
2026-06-24 07:54:26
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FinanceBro69 :
raising the minimum wage is so fked for our economy
2026-06-08 19:27:33
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