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Yes, I am very happy to clarify that. My hon. Friend is right that, in the past, the law treated tips differently depending on whether they were left by cash or by credit card. The change that we have made clarifies the position and makes it clear that all tips and gratuities, whether left by cash or by credit card, can no longer be used to make up the minimum wage. That is right; it is an important measure of justice for service workers; and it is entirely in line with the public's expectations.
Answered by
Pat McFadden (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
12 November 2009
Reference
499 c346
House
House of Commons
Measures to prevent tips from being counted towards salaries in calculating the minimum wage were introduced by the Government on 1 October this year. The public do not expect the tips that they leave for staff to be used to make up the minimum wage, and the change that we have introduced brings clarity for customers, staff and employers. We will ask the Low Pay Commission to review the measure next year, as part of its annual reporting process.
Answered by
Pat McFadden (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
12 November 2009
Reference
499 c346
House
House of Commons
In constituencies such as Cleethorpes, where many people work in the hospitality industry, this move has been widely welcomed, but can my right hon. Friend tell me whether there is still a difference if people tip via cash or credit or debit card? With one of those methods, the money used to go to staff, and with the other, it did not. Will he clarify the position?
Asked by
Shona McIsaac (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
12 November 2009
Reference
499 c346
House
House of Commons
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to prevent tips being counted towards salaries in calculation of the national minimum wage.
Asked by
Shona McIsaac (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
12 November 2009
Reference
499 c346; 299493
House
House of Commons

National minimum wage: Government non-economic evidence to the Low Pay Commission 2009. 51 p.

Deposited by
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Deposited papers
Date
12 October 2009
Reference
DEP2009-2441
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) the UK using tips as a means of ensuring their employees receive the national minimum wage; what estimate his Department has...

Asked by
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 July 2009
Reference
496 c198W; 281647
House
House of Commons

I am pleased to see that the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, welcomes the introduction of the amendment on tips, gratuities and so on. As I said earlier, the Low Pay Commission has the balance right on annual uprating. On people being asked in jobcentres whether they will accept less...

Member
Lord Young of Norwood Green (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2009
Reference
712 c164-5GC
House
House of Lords

The 2009 national minimum wage regulations make three changes. First, they increase the hourly rates of the national minimum wage and the maximum amount for accommodation that is allowed to count towards pay for national minimum wage purposes. Secondly, they stop tips, service charges, gratuities and cover services paid to...

Member
Lord Young of Norwood Green (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2009
Reference
712 c161-3GC
House
House of Lords

I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations, which, at least in respect of the annual uprating, we debate each year. Before dealing with the annual uprating, I should say that we on these Benches welcome the fact that, in the hospitality industry, no deduction for tips will be made...

Member
Lord De Mauley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2009
Reference
712 c163GC
House
House of Lords

As the Minister will be aware, we on these Benches supported the introduction of the minimum wage and have been consistently supportive of the Government’s decisions in the 10 years since the minimum wage was introduced. Two issues were discussed at length when these regulations were considered in another place....

Member
Lord Razzall (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2009
Reference
712 c163-4GC
House
House of Lords

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2009. Relevant document: 17th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

Member
Lord Young of Norwood Green (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 July 2009
Reference
712 c161GC
House
House of Lords

Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2009. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room. [Relevant document: 17th report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments]

Lead member
Lord Young of Norwood Green
Answering member
Lord De Mauley
Department
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Debates on delegated legislation
Date
6 July 2009
Reference
712 c161-5GC
House
House of Lords

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses in (a) each district in Cumbria and (b) the UK using tips as a means of ensuring their employees receive the national minimum wage; what estimate his...

Asked by
Jamie Reed (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 July 2009
Reference
495 c327-8W; 281337
House
House of Commons
Type
Impact assessments
Date
16 June 2009
Reference
RIA 09/110

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to announce the outcome of his Department's consultation on proposals to amend national minimum wage regulations in order to end the practice of tips being counted towards payment of the national minimum wage.

Asked by
Lynne Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 June 2009
Reference
493 c765W; 278166
House
House of Commons

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Pat McFadden) has today made the following Statement. In March 2008 the Government asked the Low Pay Commission to produce their next report on the national minimum wage by the end of February 2009. Due to...

Member
Lord Davies of Abersoch (Labour)
Department
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written statements
Date
12 May 2009
Reference
710 c86-8WS
House
House of Lords

In March 2008 the Government asked the Low Pay Commission to produce their next report on the national minimum wage by the end of February 2009. Due to the exceptional economic circumstances the Low Pay Commission asked the Government for more time to produce their report to allow them to...

Member
Pat McFadden (Labour)
Department
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written statements
Date
12 May 2009
Reference
492 c40-2WS
House
House of Commons

Today we have announced our response to our consultation regarding the change of regulation relating to the use of service charges, gratuities, tips and cover charges in use in payment of the national minimum wage. Since the National Minimum Wage Act came into force in 1999, it has created a...

Member
Pat McFadden (Labour)
Department
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written statements
Date
6 May 2009
Reference
492 c11WS
House
House of Commons

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Pat McFadden) has made the following Statement. Today we have announced our response to our consultation regarding the change of regulation relating to the use of service charges, gratuities, tips and cover charges in use in...

Member
Lord Carter of Barnes (Labour)
Department
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written statements
Date
6 May 2009
Reference
710 c56WS
House
House of Lords

Government response to consultation on: service charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges. 39 p.

Deposited by
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Consultation papers (Government responses); Deposited papers
Date
6 May 2009
Reference
DEP2009-1311
House
House of Lords; House of Commons