Poll: Should employers be banned from keeping workers tips?

Yesterday, a bill to give workers a legal right to their tips passed Committee stage with all-party support.

WORKERS SHOULD BE given a right to their tips, PhD student James Larkin has argued in an opinion piece on TheJournal.ie this morning.

Larkin said he once worked in a café where the owner decided to use tips for staff parties.

Yesterday evening, a Sinn Féin bill to give workers a legal right to their tips passed Committee stage with all-party support.

The bill would make it illegal for employers to take workers’ tips and ensure that workers are protected by law.

So, today we’re asking: Should employers be banned from keeping workers tips?

Poll Results:

Yes (13431)

No (529)

I'm not sure (133)

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Poll: Should employers be banned from keeping workers tips?

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