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06/05/2009
Minimum wage will not need to be tip-topped up |
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Those working on the minimum wage in the catering industry will no longer have tips included as part of their pay under new legislation.
Under the present law, it is possible for tips to be considered as contributions towards the minimum wage by employers, but from October employees in bars and restaurants will be entitled to be paid fully for their work and pocket any tips on top of this.
Employment relations minister Pat McFadden said those giving tips would want to know they were not being used to subsidise wages, adding: "We do not believe employers should be able to use tips meant as a bonus for staff to boost pay levels to the legal minimum."
Those who should be paid the minimum wage and are not receiving it may wish to speak to a solicitor as this could be a breach of employment law.
A gangmaster who failed to pay his staff the minimum wage had his licence revoked by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority last month after such a failure.
The employer from Glenrothes was only paying his workers £5.41 per hour, instead of the statutory £5.73.
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