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Half of consumers wouldn’t ask for a service charge to be reduced or removed from their bill if they had poor service in a restaurant, research has found.
Posted: 25 September 2008 | 09:00
Three-Michelin-starred US chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten has agreed to settle a $1.75m (£980,000) lawsuit over unpaid tips at his New York restaurants.
Posted: 18 September 2008 | 11:15
The Dorchester will tonight be accused of docking staff service charge payments and giving the cash to senior managers instead.
Posted: 09 September 2008 | 13:06
Restaurant chains could see their costs rising by as much as 10% after the Government ruled that they will no longer be allowed to top up minimum wage with tips, a report predicted today.
Posted: 13 August 2008 | 11:46
Industry figures have described the Government's announcement that it will outlaw the practice of topping up minimum wage with tips from next year as bad news for both operators and staff.
Posted: 07 August 2008 | 07:00
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has backed the Government’s plans to make it illegal for restaurants to top up minimum wage with tips.
Posted: 31 July 2008 | 13:37
The hospitality industry’s worst fears were realised today when the Government confirmed that it will outlaw the practice of topping up minimum wage with tips.
Posted: 31 July 2008 | 11:12
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has once again warned that many waiting staff will actually be worse off when restaurants are prevented from topping up minimum wage with tips.
Posted: 30 July 2008 | 16:35
The Government has bowed to pressure from campaigners and will this week outlaw the practice under which restaurants pay staff less than the national minimum wage and make up the rest in tips.
Posted: 28 July 2008 | 15:47
Loch Fyne, the fish restaurant group, has been exposed for paying staff slightly below the minimum wage and topping up their pay with tips.
Posted: 28 July 2008 | 08:30
The taxman has warned restaurateurs that do not keep clear wage records that they will be prosecuted under national minimum wage laws.
Posted: 25 July 2008 | 12:45
With two newspapers and a powerful trade union all demanding an end to the practice of topping up pay with gratuities to meet the minimum wage, the industry is beginning to wonder if the debate has reached tipping point. Chris Druce reports
Posted: 24 July 2008 | 08:00
The issue of tips in restaurants has been thrust back into the public consciousness with the launch of the Independent’s fair tips campaign and continuation of the Daily Mirror backed Unite union’s call for fair tips.
Posted: 23 July 2008 | 17:40
Fast growing Japanese noodle chain Wagamama is to include information about its tipping policy on menus over fears customers will stop rewarding staff.
Posted: 22 July 2008 | 11:30
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Councils crack down on Peking Duck ovens; Dawnay Day sale slashes 45% off Premium shares; SATS exam markers headhunt Hilton bar staff
Posted: 21 July 2008 | 10:30
The Daily Mirror backed fair tips campaign has been launched in Manchester.
Posted: 18 July 2008 | 09:00
Marco Pierre White, Mark Hix, Giorgio Locatelli and the editor of the Michelin Guide have all backed calls for the Government to close the loophole allowing restaurants to use tips to make up the minimum wage.
Posted: 17 July 2008 | 10:35
All workers are entitled to be paid at a rate which is not less than the national minimum wage, currently (per hour) £3.40 for 16- and 17‑year‑olds, £4.60...
Posted: 17 July 2008 | 00:00
The Government is set to close the loophole that allows restaurants to use tips to make up the minimum wage, it was claimed today.
Posted: 16 July 2008 | 16:31
The controversy over restaurants topping up minimum wage with tips was reignited today as The Independent newspaper launched a campaign demanding an end to the practice.
Posted: 15 July 2008 | 14:26
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