Legislation is now in place which will ensure that tips and gratuities are distributed fairly to staff in the hospitality and personal services sector.
The Bill was passed in both Houses of the Oireachtas yesterday.
It will prohibit employers from describing mandatory charges as service charges unless they are treated in the same way as tips or gratuities.
It will also place tips and gratuities outside the scope of a person’s contractual wages.
Consultations will get underway shortly with employee and employer organisations, leading to new Regulations which will give effect to the Act.
