NEWS Servers lose bonus for placing wrong orders

menting a new quality control system, however, the financial deductions would be taken from a bonus provided to staff, not from the staff’s base wage or tips.

These numbers were released on the same day that B C started a new exemption for illicit drugs police can no longer arrest people in possession of 2 5 grams of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, crack, methamphetamines and MDMA (ecstasy)

A Richmond restaurant’s attempt to attract customers may have backfired after its new system for incentivizing employees was posted online.

According to a former server, the new management of Tasty Secret Hotpot told staff their pay could be docked for a number of reasons, including inappropriate restaurant attire, placing wrong orders and receiving customer complaints

The woman who created the post on Chinese social media platform Little Red Book said she and two other servers were fired after questioning the practice.

“I asked if this abides by B C ’ s labour laws but didn’t receive much of an answer, ” said the former server, who goes by the handle KEL. She is an international student, and the Richmond News has agreed to not use her name

A spokesperson for the restaurant acknowledge that management was imple-

“Aside from tips, our restaurant provides various bonuses to our staff For example, servers will receive a commission for promoting certain dishes,” the spokesperson said

The deductions would only be applied to the bonuses and not affect the staff’s salary or tips, she explained

“We need a way to uphold quality customer service,” the spokesperson added Regarding the recent termination of some employees, the spokesperson said they were let go because of their poor customer service, not because they questioned the restaurant’s incentive system

The post about the incentive program quickly went viral and sparked a flood of comments, mainly deriding the restaurant for its management practice

The spokesperson said she is aware of the feedback and is hoping for it to blow over

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This is the second highest number since statistics started being made public in 2012 in 2021, there were 32 drug poisoning deaths in Richmond

The BC Coroners Service released its 2022 statistics on Tuesday morning, showing that 2,272 people died across B C from drugs that were tainted with fentanyl, benzodiazepines and other toxins This was slightly lower than in 2021, when 2,306 people died

Drug toxicity deaths about six people a day in B C are the highest cause of unnatural deaths, far exceeding suicide, motor vehicle accidents and homicides

Both in November and December, there were two deaths in Richmond from toxic drugs

A very small number of drug users are able to access a medical-grade opioid hydromorphone via MySafe vending machines in Vancouver and Victoria The coroner noted in her report Tuesday that “there is no indication that prescribed safe supply is contributing to illicit drug deaths ”

According to BC Emergency Health Services statistics, paramedics responded to 356 drug poisonings or overdoses in 2022 in Richmond, and to 33,654 across B C

Last year, the BC Coroners Service told the News, of the 24 deaths recorded so far at that point, 18 took place inside residences 14 in private homes and four in other residences Three deaths occurred outdoors, and three locations weren’t specified by the coroner ’ s service