The MEN today reports on a trade unions’s campaign to get tips paid to staff.
Unite is urging customers to inquire what happens to their tips before handing over their hard earned cash.
All very good and regular readers of this blog will know it’s an issue I first highlighted back in August .
Since then, a dozen or so people have signed the online petition which is still open for your support.
In addition, I’d like to hear your experiences below. I detailed some of mine here .
In the words of Lord Lee of Trafford, who has now raised this issue in the House of Lords, the practice of restaurants treating tips as an admin charge is a “dishonourable scam”.
So show your support at this blog – if we can get enough signatures, I’ll make sure Lord Lee gets to hear about it.
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There should be a law to ensure the tips go to the staff; they are the ones that put in the hard work to make your meal enjoyable!