tip pooling
Collective gratuity distribution
Tip pooling is a workplace practice in which tips received by employees are collected and redistributed among staff, rather than kept by individual workers.
This arrangement is common in restaurants and bars, where servers, bartenders, bussers, and sometimes kitchen staff share in the collective gratuities.
The restaurant's tip pooling policy meant everyone got a cut of the night's earnings.
Laws governing tip pooling vary by jurisdiction, particularly regarding whether managers or back-of-house employees may participate.
- employee compensationPayment for labor performed
- front-of-houseCustomer-visible operations area
- back of houseNon-public restaurant operations
- fair shareEquitable part owed
- labor lawRules governing work conditions
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