Should tips be mandatory?

I went to restaurant with husband and saw family that not tip. The server look disappointed.

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walabby · 61-69, M

There is hardly any tipping done in Australia. Industrial law insists that all workers are paid a decent wage. When we travel to the USA, it is very confusing to work out tipping etiquette. Sometimes we (shock, horror), just forget... Sorry guys... :/

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@walabby 15% to 20%

Many servers get paid like $3 an hour, I think, since the rest comes from tips.

walabby · 61-69, M

@JoyfulSilence Here they would be paid something like a minimum of US$8.00 , more with age...

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@walabby

It is actually less than $3.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage

walabby · 61-69, M

@JoyfulSilence That's pretty lousy.. I do try to remember to tip when in the US...