Background: I work at new club that charges $150/half hour room ($75 goes to dancer). I don't like this, so taking some ppl's advice, I charged $150 as base, but told customer $15/dance. I was then told, by staff, that I'm not allowed to do so, and that it's in my contract. Well, I read over my contract, and I don't see anything. The closest that I see to covering the same topics says:
Entertainment Fees. In consultation with entertainers who lease space on the Premises, the Club shall establish a fixed fee for the price of certain performances engaged in on the Premises (referred to as "Entertainment Fees"). Entertainer agrees not to charge a customer less than the fixed price for any such performance, unless the Entertainer notifies the Club in writing of any changes to her customers of a lower amount. Nothing contained in this Lease, however, shall limit Entertainer from receiving "tips" and/or gratuities over-and-above the established price for such performances. THE PARTIES SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ENTERTAINMENT FEES ARE NEITHER TIPS NOR GRATUITIES, BUT ARE, RATHER, MANDATORY CHARGES TO THE CUSTOMER AS THE PRICE FOR OBTAINING THE SERVICE OF A PERSONAL ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE.
So what I'm getting from that is that the dancer can't set a lower fee than what the club's set. I don't see anywhere where it says that she can't set a higher fee, though. Am I missing something?
Also, does charging $450 for the cheapest room sound completely crazy? I'm not used to doing this room thing, because to be honest, I guess that I never felt as though I was worth $450 for half of an hour. I mean, I don't think that I have low self esteem - I just think that amount would be ridiculous for anyone. However, after charging someone $300 for a room (since it was after a certain time, it wasn't half price) and then him paying an extra $180 for dances in that room, I think that I feel more confident that people are willing to pay that...



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