New law protects tips earned by hospitality staff 

Employers cannot include tips as part of basic pay under the new law

The Payment of Wages Amendment Bill was passed in both Houses of the Oireachtas yesterday. The Bill will be reviewed by Mr Varadkar in one year.

Hospitality staff will see their tips and gratuities distributed fairly under a new law passed by the Oireachtas.

Employers will be prohibited from describing mandatory charges as service charges unless they are treated in the same way as tips or gratuities under the new law.