The outstanding employment bill making it Compulsory for businesses in the hospitality, services, and leisure sectors to pass on all tips to staff has received Royal assent and therefore has become an act of law in the UK.
- A legal requirement to pass on all tips to staff
- A new statutory code of practice setting out rules and regulations on how tips are distributed amongst staff fairly and transparently
- A right for employees to request information from their employer regarding their tipping records, and a legal right for employees to bring a claim before an employment tribunal should they believe that they are owed money relating to tips
- What do tips, gratuities and service charge mean in respect of the act.
More details and the act can be found here:
