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 — effective
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: . 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.
3. PAYMENT TIMING 3.1.
4. MANDATORY SERVICE CHARGES 4.1.
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) ""
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 ______________
This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. Employment, health & safety, food safety, and consumer-protection law in Ireland changes frequently (e.g. the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018, the EU (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022, and Workplace Relations Commission Codes of Practice) — have this document reviewed and adapted by a solicitor (and, for employment matters, checked against the current WRC Code of Practice at workplacerelations.ie) before use.
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