Mandatory written policy and publicly displayed notice on the fair distribution of tips, gratuities and mandatory service charges under the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 — failure to display the notice carries a fixed penalty of €500.
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TIPS AND GRATUITIES POLICY Establishment name — effective Policy effective date
This policy is issued under the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 and the accompanying Display of Tips and Gratuities Notices Regulations, in force since 1 December 2022.
1. DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC TIPS 1.1. Electronic tips and gratuities are distributed: Electronic tips distribution method. 1.2. Distribution must be fair, equitable and transparent; electronic tips cannot be counted towards satisfying the National Minimum Wage.
2. MANAGEMENT PARTICIPATION 2.1. Management participation in tip pool
3. PAYMENT TIMING 3.1. Payment timing
4. MANDATORY SERVICE CHARGES 4.1. Treatment of mandatory service charges
5. EMPLOYEE STATEMENT 5.1. Any employee may request a written statement of how tips have been distributed to them.
6. DISPLAY NOTICE (to be posted prominently for customers) "Text of the publicly displayed tips notice"
6.1. ⚠️ Failure to display a tips and gratuities notice where required is an offence carrying a fixed penalty of €500.
SIGNATURES On behalf of Establishment name ______________
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A mandatory service charge presented to customers as going to staff must in fact be distributed as a tip
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