UK plan to get tips to staff who earned them

Unions have welcomed plans to make sure staff receive tips left by customers in bars and restaurants.

UK plan to get tips to staff who earned them

The British government announced a consultation on moves to ensure that additional payments for service should be voluntary to the consumer and received in full by workers.

Plans include updating the current voluntary code of practice and putting it on a statutory footing to increase employer compliance, increasing transparency for consumers to make it clearer that tips are discretionary, and preventing or limiting any employer deduction from tips except for those required under tax law.

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