You Want 20% for Handing Me a Muffin? The Awkward Etiquette of iPad Tipping

Re:You Want 20% for Handing Me a Muffin? The Awkward Etiquet... by tyfon on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:32PM (#18242859)

Also, at least here in Norway, the service workers have to pay taxes on the tips. How does this work in other countries? It it just a way to dodge taxes for the owners?

Minimum wage laws also applies to the pre-tip salary so it's not really expected most places unless you get exceptional service. I've never seen "pre-calculated" tips either here or elsewhere in Europe.

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Re:You Want 20% for Handing Me a Muffin? The Awkward Etiquet... by Symbiote on Thursday October 18, 2018 @04:44AM (#18246900)

Some proportion (between 25-75%, I'm not really sure) of restaurants in Britain do this.

At the bottom of the menu it says something like "A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill [for groups of (4|5|6) or more]"

Then it ends up like this: https://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/28hfOrBSZ1SYPD--tlNU...

I don't like it; it makes the prices on the menu appear smaller than a competing restaurant.

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