Hospitality staff will see their tips and gratuities distributed fairly under a new law passed by the Oireachtas.<\/p>\n
Employers will be prohibited from describing mandatory charges as service charges unless they are treated in the same way as tips or gratuities under the new law.<\/p>\n
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The law also ensures that tips received cannot be used as basic pay for hospitality employees.<\/p>\n
T\u00e1naiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar said that this law will help \u201cstamp out bad practices\u201d when it comes to hospitality tips.<\/p>\n
The Payment of Wages Amendment Bill was passed in both Houses of the Oireachtas yesterday. The Bill will be reviewed by Mr Varadkar in one year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all familiar with tips and service charges, but it\u2019s not always clear how they are allocated to staff, especially if paying by phone or debit card. The Payment of Wages Act will ensure that the tipping and gratuities policy is displayed clearly in any establishment,\u201d said Mr Varadkar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hospitality staff will see their tips and gratuities distributed fairly under a new law passed by the Oireachtas. Employers will be prohibited from describing mandatory charges as service charges unless they are treated in the same way as tips or gratuities under the new law. 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