tipping

Ping Pong trials 15% 'brand charge' ahead of changes to tipping law

04 April 2024 by Caroline Baldwin

London restaurant chain Ping Pong has raised staff wages and replaced its service charge with a 15% discretionary ‘brand charge’ to cover extra costs.

Business

How to share tips fairly and transparently

21 March 2024 by News

Businesses need to make decisions about how tips will be allocated and – crucially – ensure all staff know about it, says Holly Freuchen

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Sign up for The Caterer's Tipping and Payment Summit on 18 April

22 February 2024 by News Desk

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Ivy Collection responds to employee complaints over service charge

11 July 2023 by Jungmin Seo

News

Fears over impact of tipping law on seasonal hospitality

03 July 2023 by Jungmin Seo

News

Dean Russell MP: Tipping bill should not be ‘burdensome’ for hospitality

03 May 2023 by Jungmin Seo

News

Tipping Bill receives Royal Assent

03 May 2023 by Katherine Price

Employers will be banned from withholding tips under the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, which[...]

Business

How new tipping legislation will affect your business

21 March 2023 by News Desk

With new gratuity handling laws coming into force, The Caterer’s Tipping and Payment Summit discussed their[...]

News

What now for the tips legislation?

03 June 2022 by Peter Davies

It may have been dropped by government, but that doesn’t mean that self-regulation of fair distribution[...]

News

Government rumoured to have scrapped planned changes to tipping laws

05 May 2022 by Janet Harmer

Speculation is growing that the government plans to backtrack on plans to ban hospitality businesses taking[...]

News

Cashless tipping system Tipjar cleared for use by HMRC

Cashless tipping platform Tipjar has been cleared for use by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in a move it says could spell the end of the need for traditional tronc systems."