I don't know what the minimum daily rate is for a barmaid in my zone, but I know I pay a damn sight more that the other bars on the strip. In fact I pay double what they were getting before I took over.

Also, we are a business, not a company. We are not VAT Registered and pay a fixed tax yearly. I doubt my staff file a tax return...

I tell you what though, for a small bar running on 2 staff, 30k a month is a pretty good takeaway for a job where you just sit on your ass, drink and make drinks. It's not a hostess bar and the staff are behind the bar only.

However, trustworthy staff are hard to come by so best to be generous as possible if you want to keep them.

And one of them doubles up as a bouncer where the other one can drive the team bus.