1 month ago

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They cannot just void a contract for the pay they agreed too these people are extremely greedy!!

Applegreen US | Travel Plazas

https://www.applegreen.com/

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Applegreen, the company operating rest stops along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, has implemented a new system where tips are intended to replace a portion of employee wages.
This change affects workers at all 17 plaza locations. Under the new system, workers hired after August 3rd will have a base hourly rate of $11, with tips expected to make up the difference from the previous $14 hourly rate.
If tips do not cover the gap,
Applegreen will reportedly cover the difference.
Some employees are concerned this change will lead to lower overall compensation.

Applegreen is a multinational corporation that manages all 17 rest plazas along the toll road, including those in Dauphin and Cumberland counties.

Those plazas house popular chain brands like Chick-fil-A, Burger King and Starbucks.

They're also majority-owned by Blackstone, a large U.S.-based alternative asset manager.

"Applegreen employees in the US requested that we introduce tipping, as they saw the potential to make more with tips.

(HAS TO BE A LIE!!)

A very limited trial earlier this year was positively received – both by employees and by customers
- and based on this experience,

Applegreen is now extending the trial to additional travel plazas in Pennsylvania, and some other States.

PA Turnpike rest stop workers have tips replace full wages

https://keystonenewsroom.com/2025/08/12/pa-turnpike-rest-stop-worker-wages/

New tip rules for restaurant workers in Pa. aren't 'going to ...

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/07/new-tip-rules-for-restaurant-workers-in-pa-arent-going-to-change-the-world.html

Pennsylvania Turnpike rest plaza workers face wage cuts