Unite says capping admin fees would legitimise unfair practice and would be difficult to enforce
A union has rejected plans aimed at capping the amount in tips that a restaurant can deduct from waiting staff.
Unite said it was pleased the government was taking seriously the problems caused for restaurant workers by their employers keeping a proportion of the tips they earn, but the union urged the business secretary, Sajid Javid, not to introduce a system that would make it lawful for an employer to pocket a proportion of staff’s tips.
Capping admin fees will simply legitimise the underhand practice of restaurants taking a slice of staff tips
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