Waiting staff say changes to tipping policy at Jamie’s Italian have left them out of pocket, a claim the chain rejects
Waiting staff at the Italian restaurant chain set up by Jamie Oliver are in dispute with the company after complaining that changes in the company’s tipping policy are exploitative and have left them out of pocket.
Jamie’s Italian, which has been valued at more than £150m and serves Italian food at 42 branches across Britain, requires its waiting staff to pay a 2% levy from table sales they generate on each shift. The money is taken from credit card tips, the company says, to be redistributed among kitchen and door staff.
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