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Waiters demonstrate outside Commons over tips

WaitressWaiting staff today held a demonstration outside the House of Commons calling on the Government to ensure they get 100% of customer tips.
Posted: 11 February 2009 | 14:36

Court hears appeal on including tips in minimum wage calculations

Paying the billCourt of Appeal judges are mulling over a challenge by upmarket Mayfair nightclub Annabel's to an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision last year that tips cannot be counted as a contribution to making up the National Minimum Wage.
Posted: 20 January 2009 | 09:00

2008 - Hospitality news review of the year

Gordon Brown: can he pull us out of a slowdown?To say 2008 was an eventful year for hospitality would be an understatement. Operators faced the meltdown of the economy, plummeting consumer spending and rising food prices, a high-profile row over tips broke out, while the "Aldi effect" was born.
Posted: 18 December 2008 | 07:00

Hospitality experts urge caution on tips law

Yo! Sushi does not use tips to make up the national minimum wageIndustry leaders have urged the Government to not rush through proposals to ban hotels and restaurants from using tips to make up the national minimum wage (NMW).
Posted: 27 November 2008 | 07:30

Government starts consultation on changes to tipping rules

Paying the restaurant billThe Government today launched a consultation on proposals to ban hotels and restaurants from using tips to make up national minimum wage.
Posted: 19 November 2008 | 13:14

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Chris DruceTwo wrongs don't make a right. After all, an 18% cut in funding and a 40% reduction in staff numbers at VisitBritain (VB) ahead of the London Olympics seems strange to say the least.
Posted: 07 November 2008 | 16:46

Restaurants may have to tell customers where tips go

Paying the billRestaurants could be forced to display on their menus how much of their service charge is given to waiting staff, under proposals being considered by the Government.
Posted: 04 November 2008 | 14:35

Customers still pay service charge after bad service

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

Michelin chef Vongerichten settles $1.75m lawsuit over unpaid tips

Jean-Georges Vongerichten 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

BBC exposes the Dorchester hotel over tips

the Dorchester, LondonThe 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

Restaurants could see costs rising by 10% after new tips rules

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

Mixed response as topping up wages with tips is axed

waiteressIndustry 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

FSB backs government decision to make it illegal to top up wages with tips

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

Government confirms staff must be paid minimum wage

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

Waiters will be worse off under new tipping regime, warns BHA

WaiterThe 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

Government bows to pressure for fair wages in restaurants

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 dragged into tips row

Loch Fyne chefLoch 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

Restaurant owners warned to keep pay paperwork up to date or face prosecution

filingThe 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

Can we justify using tips to top up staff wages?

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

Wagamama gives customers tipping information on menus

WagamamaFast 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

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