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Waiting 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 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
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
Industry 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
The 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
Two 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 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
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
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
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