Re:The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
by Mediterraneo10 on Monday January 27, 2020 @04:47AM
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In Helsinki and in Finland more generally, the owners of all-you-can eat Asian buffets are not paying their workers anything close to a normal local wage. The workers are either family members of the owners, or people from the same close-knit region, or even trafficked labour, and they work for a pittance. Since cost of labour is a key reason for high prices in Finnish restaurants, it is no surprise that the Asian buffets are able to offer more food for less money.
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Re:The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
by Jommi on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:02AM
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Yeah I suspected this as a possibility, but do you have some kind of hard evidence on it? I do remember the case with the Nepalese restaurants last year tho, it was similar.
However, I would like to point out that this is a global phenomenon and I'd bet Finland has some of the least bad cases in this. Compare to some places like London where food is cheaper than Helsinki, but average salaries are higher. It's definitely about skirting regulations.