Credit card policies have changed with new rules. Changing credit card practices among employers have affected the income of many waiters and waitresses, an investigation has revealed.
Staff have seen an increase in their incomes due to new legislation but many employers are also now charging them extra administration fees, the BBC reported.
Laws were introduced earlier this year in order to stop restaurant owners from keeping customer tips for themselves.
The rules state that employers are no longer allowed to top up staff salaries to minimum wage levels through the gratuities.
However, the investigation revealed that many restaurant chains have now started to charge workers an administration fee on any credit card tips they receive.
The employers contacted by the broadcaster defended the practice by saying that they needed to use the charges to pay for payments processing and other bank costs.
Meanwhile, Dave Turnbull at trade union Unite advised customers to ask staff whether they would get to keep gratuities.
“While it is more or less guaranteed now that tips won’t be used to pay the minimum wage, the employers could be keeping some of that money,” he added.
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