And so it was that Silvana left The Satyricon in a cloud of South American Rainstorm, drenching Giovanna Sahara and making her sandstorm mud. . .Silvana of course, will continue to defend the rights of staff to fair pay and pleasant, clean, organised working environments because that is the least that is required of all employers everywhere.
The right to tip fairly and for customers to be able to choose (instead of being mislead into believing they are tipping our friendly staff by writing 'gratuity' instead of 'optional service charge') is not a luxury for staff in this industry. It is a right and it what customers expect. Asking staff to lie to customers, not mention the service charge so that the company can accrue profit to open further venues whilst the customer believes that they are leaving a tip for a hard working waitress/waiter is wrong and will eventually found out to be so. If 12% service is stated CLEARLY on the bill the customer is aware that the service charge does not go to the server.
Taking the choice away from the customer, operating no tronc system and asking the staff to lie about service charge are all examples of a greater malaise.
Living off the profit of others hard work to profit oneself will only result in deep and abiding circles of greed and discontent.
Live fairly, do right by the people who work for you and treat them with respect and then they will respect you. This is all we ask.
Signing out from The Satyricon and thank those who have supported her with love and loyalty.
Silvana Mangnano
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Saturday, 25 July 2009
TRUE COLORS AT THE SATYRICON DINER
LIke an explosion this month has been showing the TRUE COLORS of the people working at the Satyricon Diner.
A few have left, more will leave soon.... if theres any justice in the world it was all written before and if there is a little bit of justice in this world, things they only set to get better for those who truly have a good soul, and they unfamiliar with lies and nasty speculations.
So what really happened???
B-Blondie left for a better life, full of joy love and trips around the world. India is calling here and we all wish her the best time, we will miss you dearly!!!
Minelli she is off USA Washington DC yeaaaaaaaa, and even if i know deep deep she will miss London greatly, i also know she will fit perfectly coz her charms and savoir fair and beauty she will conquer the AMERICANOS hearts...
Silvana Mangano, she decided to leave coz discrepancy over this bloody service charge issue. It seems that it was more a dodgy "invention" of our so quite surprising GM to go, Giovanna SAhara that she started the operation DEsert STorm, long time ago, but as a final result, she has to retreat, as unofficial sources has to lead her to live in the more confine space of the east london diner...
I witness myself meetings in which the service charge topic was openly discussed, and everyone agree, Giovanna Sahara herself, in what was to say and to do when asked by customers where these money where actually going. What really i founded quite disturbing the accusations towards Silvana, thanx who by the way, the staff has been having a better quality of work, and the Satyricon has been looking cleaner and more welcoming and organize then before.
My personal disappointment is for all those working in the Satyricon that they don't care about anyone or anything, they are only interested in having a good time without taking responsibilities and without respecting the fellow workers, and this was brought to light in this last incredible conjecture where the TRUE COLORS of some of you came out clearly, at least to me, showing no support for who REALLY made your life easier and tried to make you more happier in your work space, benefit of lots of things that before we never heard of...
But at the end of the day when your GM is the first been so sluggish and dismissive, who can you blame here...
Anyway is all good what is finishing good,B- Blondie in India, Minelli in Usa, Silvana in the most exclusive restaurant of the world, and Giovanna... in east london.
ps the Karma has such a fantastic way to work sometimes.. xoxo
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
MORE RESTAURANTS EXPSED FOR THEIR TIPPING PRACTICES!!!!!!!
More restaurants exposed for their tipping practices
One of Britain's fastest-expanding restaurant groups fails to pass on all tips left by customers to staff at two of its chains, The Independent has discovered.
As the campaign for fair tipping gathered fresh political support, Clapham House Group confirmed that staff at Tootsies and the Real Greek received only a "proportion" of the 12.5 per cent service charge automatically added to bills.
The company would not disclose how much staff received from the "optional service charge". At its biggest chain, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, there is no service charge because the food is served over the counter. At chains where there is table service, Tootsies and the Real Greek, serving staff are allowed to keep cash tips in line with the practice of most restaurants.
"Waiting staff do receive a proportion of the service charge," said a spokeswoman for Clapham House, which had annual sales of £60m last year. "The remainder is used in a variety of ways, including the funding of staff bonuses, staff welfare and very competitive salaries."
She added: "Clapham House are about to introduce a pilot scheme in one restaurant where customers will only be able to leave a cash tip for the staff. We will examine whether customers and staff prefer this approach."
The company, which owns 25 Tootsies and six Real Greeks, said it did not dip into tips to top up salaries to the minimum wage.
As The Independent reported this week, several chains, including Strada, Café Rouge and Caffè Uno, pay less than the minimum wage and use money from the service charge to reach the legal minimum. Two chains operated by Gondola Holdings, the country's biggest restaurant operator, Zizzi and Ask, also use a portion of the gratuities added by customers on credit and debit cards to pay the minimum wage.
Yesterday pressure mounted in Parliament for the Government to outlaw unfair tipping practices. The Liberal Democrats tabled an amendment to a Commons Bill aimed at stopping restaurateurs from diverting money from tips to top up wages to the minimum. Sarah Teather, the party's spokeswoman on business and enterprise, said that the amendment to the Employment Bill would close the legal loophole, if passed.
MPs from all parties have signed a Commons motion calling on the Government to change the law to ensure that waiters receive all tips in addition to the minimum wage. The motion has been signed by 40 MPs: 25 Labour, seven Liberal Democrats, four Tories and three from other parties. It backs The Independent's campaign, which began on Tuesday and which yesterday won support from the television chefs Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Jamie Oliver's Fifteen chain ensures that frontline staff receive all cash tips and service charges. In a statement, the Fifteen Foundation said: "Each restaurant at Fifteen has its own pool for credit card tips and an additional payment made into the fortnightly pay. This is calculated fairly based on the number of hours worked over that two-week period. No money is withheld by management."
Gordon Ramsay Holdings, which operates the chef's Michelin-starred establishments, passes on all its 12.5 per cent service charge to restaurant staff, after the deduction of a small credit card charge.
"Gordon Ramsay Holdings are happy to back your campaign," a spokeswoman said.
Fearnley-Whittingstall said any tipping at his River Cottage Canteen in Axminster, Devon, was discretionary. "Whether the tip is cash or on a credit card, it is split equally among the waiting staff and kitchen porters and is additional to their salary," his spokeswoman said. She remarked: "This is a subject and campaign we feel strongly about and are keen to have the opportunity to support."
The National Consumer Council urged individual restaurants to display their tipping policies. Philip Cullum, acting chief executive of the publicly-funded organisation, believed that many diners would be "shocked" by the current practices of the £37bn-a-year restaurant business.
He said: "The National Consumer Council wholeheartedly supports The Independent's campaign to make tipping fairer for both diners and employees.
"Customers give tips to recognise and reward good service, and many would be shocked to learn of leading restaurant chains profiting by abusing this system. Where the full amount of the tip is not going to the waiting staff, this should be made crystal clear to customers on both the menu and the bill."
To have your say and comment on issues relating to our campaign, visitindependent.co.uk/tipping. To comment on a specific case, please send an email, in strict confidence, to features@independent.co.uk, making sure to put 'tipping' in the subject field.
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
OUr beloved Lazzaro and the new Hair STyle
If there is a member of the Satyricon that set a trend and a new standard of how to look cool, that must be Lazzaro. Last week has been really coming out with a strong avant garde image. THe cool stuff is the way he is just naturally blend with the rest . we love you deeply. amazing.
Friday, 10 July 2009
She seems a very devoted woman....
....and she is devoted to various men some of them less famous then others but always of a certain high organic quality....
Thursday, 9 July 2009
SleepING bEAuty
running out of peanut butter can be annoying as u have to go upstairs in the stock room...
well that day i was delighted to see our chef Lucas having a nap on the fridge to cool down from the heat of this hot and sweaty summer....
i did menage to get up there a couple of times more just to make my day hotter and hotter...
PARTY PARTY PARTY .. ... WHEN THINGS GET OUT OF HANDS..
we all love to party dearly and each of us in our personal way..... I just think we should be more in CONTROL ...ERMMMMMMMM is becoming boring and irritating ....as ur abuse influence others people life ...
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