Bermuda: New law to safeguard workers' tips & gratuities takes effect
A new law, which seeks to protect worker’s tips and gratuities and establishes a procedure to distribute them, comes into effect today in Bermuda.
The Employment (Protection of Employee Tips and Other Gratuities) Amendment Act, which was passed last year, prohibits employers and their directors and shareholders from sharing in any tips, tip pool or any other gratuities unless they regularly perform, to a substantial degree, the same work performed by some or all the employees who share in the tips, tip pool or redistribution of other gratuities.
The Ministry of Economy and Labour has created a Tip and Other Gratuities template that businesses may incorporate to ensure compliance with the legislation.
Minister of Economy and Labour, Jason Hayward, explained: "As the Ministry continues working to strengthen the protections afforded to employees and workers in Bermuda, I am confident the new law, guidance and policy template will positively impact Bermuda's workforce, ensuring all employees receive their fair share of tips and other gratuities."
Workers, who suspect their employers are stealing tips and gratuities, can report the infraction to the Department of Labour.
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