The Restaurants Association of Ireland is to advise all its members to display its policy on tips and gratuities for staff in line with a recommendation from the Low Pay Commission "Review of Current Practices in relation to Tips and Gratuities" published yesterday evening.
The Review advised the Government against legislating for a system to ensure that employers do not withhold tips and gratuities from staff.
It warned of "unintended consequences", as formalising the current informal system of tips would increase the exposure to tax inspection and could leave many low paid workers worse off.
The Workplace Relations Commission had also warned that any such legislation would be extremely difficult to enforce, as it would be impossible to adjudicate on complaints without evidence of written records.
The Low Pay Commission also warned that there would be a high administrative cost to ensure compliance.
Restaurants Association of Ireland Chief Executive Adrian Cummins welcomed the findings of the Low Pay Commission Review.
He said the Association will be advising its members to display their tipping policy in their premises, to ensure there would be no ambiguity for employers, employees or customers.
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