ITV reports that restaurants and other businesses will have to hand over all tips to their staff under new proposals tabled in Parliament following years of government delays.
Several pledges have been made in recent years by various prime ministers to stop employers making deductions from money left for their staff by customers, although legislative action has failed to materialise.
A new Tips Bill has been brought forward by Conservative MP Dean Russell in a bid to make progress on the issue and put protections in law.
The Bill would prohibit employers from retaining tips intended for staff and also enable arrangements to be made about how tips are divided between staff.
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