fair pay

Quaglinos

Restaurant Tips Topping Up Salaries At D&D

Quaglinos On 1st October, D&D who own several well known, high end restaurants in London took the bold step of scrapping the 12.5% “discretionary” service charge applied to all bills following new legislation on tipping. Instead, they committed to allowing customers to tip as they …

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Hoohaa at Harrods

There’s harrumphing at Harrods today as Al Fayed caused internal divisions granting shop floor staff an extra 2 days holiday but forgetting about all his backroom employees. Which is unfortunate, really, because on the website’s career pages, the behind the scenes workers are first up …

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Tip Right, Pay Fair: London Restaurants’ Wages For Waiters Exposed

Tis the season to protest for fair pay. First tube cleaners, then council staff. Last night, waiting staff at Italian chain Carluccios, supported by community group London Citizens joined the call for a living wage. Diners at the Canary Wharf branch were interrupted at their …