I think we 'unfortunately' have gotten used to public holiday surcharges in most restaurants. But today i got a bit of GYG and was hit with a 15% surcharge - now credit to the server, she informed me over drive thru there was a surcharge today which I did agree to pay however I made a mental note to not go back during a public holiday.
I also went to Maccas and got a coffee later today which had no surcharges.
My question is are you ok with public holiday surcharges for fast food restaurants? I personally don't support any public holiday surcharges, but I might be in the minority here.
You can either be charged the surcharge OR the business will incorporate it into their prices thus meaning you’ll pay more overall.
The surcharge is to account for a higher minimum wage (double pay) that workers are entitled to on public holidays. 15% is fair considering wage costs are doubling (+100%) on those days.