our compensation commitment to
our team

HBFC’s Compensation Commitments

HBFC is a counter service restaurant focusing on in-house dining, carry out, catering, and delivery. We are a hospitality included restaurant and add no service charges. Everything - food, beverages, service, staff benefits, wages, costs of operating the business, etc. - is included the price of our menu items.

Our compensation model for wages and benefits for our team includes the following:

2023

• All hourly employees start at $18 or $19 an hour.

2021

• All employees will undergo an annual (manager and self) performance review.

• All hourly staff are eligible for a wage increase twice per year.

• Managers will undergo an annual (manager and self) performance review. Wage increases for managers will be based on performance review assessments.

SINCE 2020

• Upon reopening from the pandemic shutdown, all hourly employees earn at least $17 per hour (position leads earn at least $18/hour).

SINCE 2016

• All employees have access to up to 3 months of paid parental leave after 1 year of employment, up to 100% of their pay depending on tenure with the company.

• HBFC is a “hospitality included” restaurant. “Hospitality Included” means we are a tip free restaurant. Our menu is priced to include the full cost of doing business, including labor. HBFC does not use the “tipped credit” and has never paid the sub-minimum wage to any of our employees.

since 2014

• All employees working 30 or more hours per week have access to company-subsidized health, dental and vision insurance for themselves and their families/dependents/partners.

since 2013

• All employees earn paid time off, beginning with 2 days immediately upon hire and accruing up to 2 weeks annually. After four years employed at HBFC, employees accrue up to 3 weeks of paid time off annually.

• As HBFC is an open book management company, all employees have access to weekly profit and loss statements and are paid to attend our weekly financial huddle if they choose.

  Resources regarding the history of tipping:

  • https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/17/william-barber-tipping-racist-past-227361

  • https://www.eater.com/a/case-against-tipping

  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/18/i-dare-you-to-read-this-and-still-feel-ok-about-tipping-in-the-united-states/ 

  • https://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/american-tipping-is-rooted-in-slavery-and-it-still-hurts-workers-today/

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