Do you think tipping improves service?
Tipping just got more complicated — or did it?
Under new legislation, employers will no longer be able to use tips and service charges to make up the minimum wage salaries of its workers.
However, employers are not obligated to share the money they earn on service charges added to bills with their employees.
Service staff will be able to supplement wages with tips, but will have to declare them as earnings and pay extra National Insurance.
While restaurants will have to decide how they approach service charges, it will still be up to the customer to decide if they want to tip and how much.
In North America, tipping is a common cultural practice. A customer who doesn’t tip is spurned and most non-unionized service staff rely on tips to make up the bulk of their income. Tipping is seen as an incentive to workers for generating efficient service.
Do you think people will tip in Britain if it is voluntary? Do you think service in restaurants, bars and hotels would improve if tipping were commonplace?











































