Any business that can't pay their employees a living wage, shouldn't be in business in the first place, when I was travelling in America the number of people working for either Tips to survive, the joke of what America deems min wage was shocking. Most people can't afford a one room apartment in an city. I'm not saying that the UK is a bed of roses, but we pay our service staff, min wage here is almost £12 per hour, two days a week off, min 28 days paid holiday, and some paid sick leave