Hospitality staff set to keep all their tips under rule change
Restaurant, café and pub bosses are set to be banned from keeping tips left for staff by customers in Britain.
Hospitality staff to keep tips in UK
The government plans to make it illegal for hospitality firms to withhold tips from workers, who often rely on them to top up their income.
Labour Markets Minister Paul Scully said the plans would “ensure tips will go to those who worked for it”.
If an employer breaks the new rules they can be taken to an employment tribunal.
In that instance, bosses may be forced to compensate workers or face fines.
In a statement, the Department for Business said that the new legislation would help about two million people working in the hospitality industry because of abuses.
It is expected to come into force within the next year.
But it comes some time after the practice was reported to have taken place at High Street chains such as Pizza Express, Cote Brasserie and Bill’s.
In 2015, the restaurants were accused of keeping tips or charging 10% “administrative costs” on processing the service charge payments if they were made by debit or credit card.
[Article from the BBC News]
