Albuquerque Minimum Wage Survey

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* 1. Please let us know how we can best contact you.

Name

Business

Address

e-mail

phone number

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* 2. What is the primary type of foodservice owned or operated by your company?

Full service (average check per person under $10.00).

Full service (average check per person $10.00 or more).

Fast food, no table service.

Commercial cafeteria.

Foodservice contractor.

Social caterer.

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is the type of ownership of your operation?

Sole Proprietership.

Partnership.

Public Corporation incorporated in New Mexico.

Public Corporation incorporated in another state.

Private Corporation incorporated in New Mexico.

Private Corportation incorporated in another state.

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* 4. Are you a single-unit or multi-unit operator?

Single-unit operator.

Multi-unit operator.

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* 5. Estimate the average number of paid employees that work at your establishment(s) during a typical week.

Full time (35 hours or more)

Part time (20-34 hours)

Part time (less than 20 hours)

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* 6. How many people on your payroll currently earn minimum wage ($5.15)?

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* 7. Do you pay your new employees a starting wage greater than the $5.15 minimum wage?

Yes

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* 8. What is your starting wage rate?

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* 9. How soon after an employee is hired do you normally offer merit raises?

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* 10. Please indicate how many of your starting wage earners fall in the age groups below.

Teenagers

20-29 years old

30-39 years old

40-49 years old

50-59 years old

60 years or older

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* 11. What is your approximate cost to train a new employee?

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* 12. If the city enacted an increase in the minimum wage, what would be the most important aspect to consider?

	Very Important	Important	Neutral	Somewhat Unimportant	Unimportant
Wage Rate	Wage Rate Very Important	Wage Rate Important	Wage Rate Neutral	Wage Rate Somewhat Unimportant	Wage Rate Unimportant
Tip Credit	Tip Credit Very Important	Tip Credit Important	Tip Credit Neutral	Tip Credit Somewhat Unimportant	Tip Credit Unimportant
Phase In	Phase In Very Important	Phase In Important	Phase In Neutral	Phase In Somewhat Unimportant	Phase In Unimportant
Indexing	Indexing Very Important	Indexing Important	Indexing Neutral	Indexing Somewhat Unimportant	Indexing Unimportant

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* 13. Under what circumstances could you support an increase in the minimum wage? (Match the wage with the component(s) necessary).

	$6.50	$7.00	$7.50	No Increase
If the wage rate for tipped employees stayed at $2.13.	If the wage rate for tipped employees stayed at $2.13. $6.50	If the wage rate for tipped employees stayed at $2.13. $7.00	If the wage rate for tipped employees stayed at $2.13. $7.50	If the wage rate for tipped employees stayed at $2.13. No Increase
If the wage rate was not indexed to inflation.	If the wage rate was not indexed to inflation. $6.50	If the wage rate was not indexed to inflation. $7.00	If the wage rate was not indexed to inflation. $7.50	If the wage rate was not indexed to inflation. No Increase
If the wage was phased in over a period of two years.	If the wage was phased in over a period of two years. $6.50	If the wage was phased in over a period of two years. $7.00	If the wage was phased in over a period of two years. $7.50	If the wage was phased in over a period of two years. No Increase
If the wage was phased in over a period of three years.	If the wage was phased in over a period of three years. $6.50	If the wage was phased in over a period of three years. $7.00	If the wage was phased in over a period of three years. $7.50	If the wage was phased in over a period of three years. No Increase

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* 14. How much would a $2.00 increase in the minimum wage cost your business?

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* 15. What effect would a $2.00 increase in the minimum wage have on your business?

It would have no effect.

I would have to increase menu prices.

I would have to reduce benefits.

I would have to lay off employees.

I would have to reduce the number of employee hours worked.

I would have to postpone plans for new hiring.

I would have to cut hours of operation.

I would have to add labor-saving equipment.

Other (please specify)

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* 16. If an increase in the minimum wage caused you to lay off employees, how many employees would be at risk?

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* 17. If an increase in the minimum wage caused you to increase menu prices, what would your percent increase be?

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* 18. How would a $2.00 increase in the minumum wage affect the type of employees you hire?

It would not affect my hiring practices at all.

I would hire high skilled employees only.

I would hire low skilled employees only.

I would hire mostly high skilled employees and very few low skilled employees.

I would hire mostly low skilled employees and very few high skilled employees.

Other (please specify)

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* 19. What other comments on this subject would you care to add?

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* 20. Who is your City Councilor?

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* 21. Would you be willing to contact your Councilor to discuss this issue?

Yes

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* 1. Please let us know how we can best contact you.

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* 2. What is the primary type of foodservice owned or operated by your company?

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* 3. What is the type of ownership of your operation?

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* 4. Are you a single-unit or multi-unit operator?

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* 5. Estimate the average number of paid employees that work at your establishment(s) during a typical week.

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* 6. How many people on your payroll currently earn minimum wage ($5.15)?

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* 7. Do you pay your new employees a starting wage greater than the $5.15 minimum wage?

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* 8. What is your starting wage rate?

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* 9. How soon after an employee is hired do you normally offer merit raises?

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* 10. Please indicate how many of your starting wage earners fall in the age groups below.

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* 11. What is your approximate cost to train a new employee?

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* 12. If the city enacted an increase in the minimum wage, what would be the most important aspect to consider?

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* 13. Under what circumstances could you support an increase in the minimum wage? (Match the wage with the component(s) necessary).

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* 14. How much would a $2.00 increase in the minimum wage cost your business?

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* 15. What effect would a $2.00 increase in the minimum wage have on your business?

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* 16. If an increase in the minimum wage caused you to lay off employees, how many employees would be at risk?

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* 17. If an increase in the minimum wage caused you to increase menu prices, what would your percent increase be?

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* 18. How would a $2.00 increase in the minumum wage affect the type of employees you hire?

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* 19. What other comments on this subject would you care to add?

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* 20. Who is your City Councilor?

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* 21. Would you be willing to contact your Councilor to discuss this issue?

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* 22. Would you be willing to contact other City Councilors to discuss this issue?

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* 23. If yes to the above, who would you be willing to contact?

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* 24. Would you be willing to testify in committee or before the Council?