15-10-2019, 02:43 PM
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Tipping - Who gets the money when you tip?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45707539The plans for a new law, announced in the Queen's Speech, would force employers to pass them on.
The government also wants businesses to be more open about how they divide up the money between their workers.
A lot of people in the UK rely on tips to boost their income - from hairdressers and hotel workers, to baristas and taxi drivers.
About 2.3 million people work in food or accommodation services, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The government estimates that the change in the law could help more than one million workers - a lot of them on the minimum wage.
Tipping is not automatically expected in the UK in the way it is in the US, for example (see below).
Employers are expected to pay the national minimum wage, but some waiting staff say that's not always enough to live on, so tipping is considered the polite thing to do in many places.
Check out any tipping guide, and you'll notice that rates vary by the type of service provided, by the region of the country and other factors. The Emily Post Institute provides these general recommendations: 15% to 20% for sit-down restaurant service, 10% for servers at buffets (for help with drink orders and plate removal) and $1 to $2 per drink for bartenders, or 15% to 20% of the bar tab.
Other examples include: valets ($2 to $5 to retrieve a vehicle), 15% to 20% for taxi drivers, hair stylists, manicurists and those doing massages, and at least a couple of dollars for pizza delivery. For skycaps and hotel bellhops, figure on $2 for the first bag and $1 for each additional one. Doormen could receive a dollar or two to carry luggage or hail cabs.
For hotel staff, the Emily Post Institute suggests $2 to $5 per night, with money left each day (since housekeeping crews change throughout the week) and a thank-you note for the staff.
15-10-2019, 05:36 PM
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I will tip, but only if I know that the staff concerned will get the tips.I do tip my hairdresser - usually £5 - as she is excellent
I usually tip our postman at Christmas - we live in a very rural area and he has been the postie around here for a very long time.
I also usually tip cab drivers.
15-10-2019, 06:00 PM
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When I was an apprentice hairdresser,we got to keep our tips...we had a money box,with our names on it.They still have tip boxes,in some cafe.only one hole,so I guess they share the tips.
Do I tip....sometimes....who gets it,I wouldn't know.
15-10-2019, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Muddy
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I hate tipping hairdressers because they charge so much already !Usually I give then a pound.( grudgingly)
I won't tip hairdresser either...not even a pound...they over charge,IMO.
15-10-2019, 06:25 PM
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I don't tip anyone especially my hairdresser, her prices are expensive. I need my hard earned money for myself thank you as there isn't much left after paying all the damn bills Mind you we did tip in America but only because the cheeky gits took their own 5 dollar gratuity out!I do write, phone or email companies if someone gives me good service. I did just that when we returned from Spain in August, our rep was the best ever and deserved recognition.
15-10-2019, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by pauline3
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I won't tip hairdresser either...not even a pound...they over charge,IMO.
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