Hospitality Industry: Gratuities

(asked on 6th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the regulation of tips given to hospitality workers.


Answered by
Paul Scully Portrait
Paul Scully
This question was answered on 15th January 2021

Some employers in the hospitality sector have recently improved their tipping practices and are now passing 100 per cent of tips to their staff.

When Parliamentary time allows, we will bring forward legislation to create a clear legislative framework for employers which handle tips. This will ensure hospitality workers are properly rewarded for their efforts, and protect the vast majority of hospitality businesses who do the right thing from being undercut by a small minority shirking their responsibilities.

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