![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/keeping-tips-from-workers-could-be-illegal-under-new-law/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/127415694_gettyimages-1298414017-1.jpg&description=Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Employers could be forced to pay their employees tips in their entirety under a proposed lawEmployers not paying workers their tips in their entirety, without deductions, may soon become illegal.A bill sponsored by the Conservative MP for Ynys Môn, Virginia Crosbie, would also introduce an obligation to allocate tips fairly among workers.The UK government is backing the move and said it would benefit more than two million workers.The trade union Unite said it would reserve judgement until "potential loopholes" in the bill were closed.Kristian Cuffin, 30, who owns the Cuffed In Coffee cafe in Holyhead, in Ms Crosbie's constituency, said he could not imagine not already giving his staff the entirety of their tips. "That's what they're intended for," he said. Image caption, Kristian Cuffin said all staff work equal hours and so tips at Cuffed In Coffee are divided equally.All tips at Mr Cuffin's cafe are split evenly among staff each week, with electronic tips logged in a report at the end of each day. "For us, I can imagine it's a lot easier because we all work fairly even hours. If somebody is working 40 hours and someone's only working five, then to distribute it evenly might not work. "I suppose it depends on your business. But for us, it's quite a simple process," he added.Ms Crosbie took over responsibility for the bill when Dean Russell, the backbench MP who introduced it, became a minister.She acknowledged that most employers were already "doing the right thing," but said the bill would help "create a level playing field". Under the law, employees would also be given the right to view their employer's tipping record."It means that when somebody is in a restaurant or they're in a beauty bar or a taxi, and they pay a tip on their credit card, that this tip will go to the person that actually served them or helped them," she said. Image caption, Virginia Crosbie says the bill will help "create a level playing field"Currentl){kind=link}
Employers not paying workers their tips in their entirety, without deductions, may soon become illegal.
A bill sponsored by the Conservative MP for Ynys Môn, Virginia Crosbie, would also introduce an obligation to allocate tips fairly among workers.
The UK government is backing the move and said it would benefit more than two million workers.
The trade union Unite said it would reserve judgement until “potential loopholes” in the bill were closed.
Kristian Cuffin, 30, who owns the Cuffed In Coffee cafe in Holyhead, in Ms Crosbie’s constituency, said he could not imagine not already giving his staff the entirety of their tips.