She had noted the white table cloths, shining glasses and waiters serving wealthy people.

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But instead of standing behind the serving table, he actually stood in the food line and sat with homeless persons.

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The imposition of the service charge on that receipt makes it clear that the server could be paid minimum wage (depending on his or her other customers), and not issued the service charge at all, despite serving a table of ten.

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Mr Prescott's working life took him from a job as a steward on cruise ships to the top table of government - serving as deputy prime minister throughout the Blair administration.

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