customer -facing industries could be entitled to all tips under a new law proposal. The new "Tips Bill" would ban employers from retaining tips intended for staff and also enable arrangements to be made about how the money is divided between workers.
Several pledges have been made in recent years to stop bosses making deductions from money left for their staff by customers, but legislative action has failed to materialise.
A Private Member’s Bill has now been brought forward by Conservative MP Dean Russell in a bid to make progress on the issue and put protections in law.It would protect from employers from retaining tips intended for staff – many of whom are often on the minimum wage.Mr Russell, MP for Watford, said: "The idea of the Bill,.
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