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dipsydoodle

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Wed May-06-09 11:14 AM
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'Tips as wages' loophole to close - UK

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Source: BBC News

Employers are to be banned from using tips and service charges to "top up" staff pay to meet the minimum wage from October, the government says.

The change will benefit those working in industries such as restaurants, where tipping is commonplace.

Employment Relations Minister Pat McFadden said that the practice of allowing firms to use service charges to pay staff was unfair.

Unions, which have long campaigned for change, welcomed the move.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8035631.stm

Good news that. I reckon you could do with in the USA too.

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