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THE GOVERNMENT IS expected to bring in new laws which will put a ban on the hospitality industry imposing a service charge unless that money goes straight to the staff.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the new Bill will prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to “introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”.
Varadkar said that customers are often kept in the dark about where their service charge cash is actually going and that this Bill was a way of giving the consumer greater clarity.
“Voluntary services charges are clearly the same as a tip or a gratuity but by definition, mandatory service charges are not. As things stand, you’re expected to pay, without any information on where the money goes. I’m happy we’ve been able to come up with a solution now, which will effectively ban employers from using the term ‘service charge’ or any similar term, unless the money goes straight to staff.” Varadkar explained.
Minister Damien English will introduce this amendment to the Payments of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 (the ‘Tips Bill’) in the Seanad this afternoon.
The amendments will rename “mandatory service charges” as “mandatory charges”, and
will ban employers from describing a charge applied to customers as a “service charge” unless those payments are treated by the employer in the same way as electronic tips or gratuities.
Any additional charges that are not going to staff, must be explicit, the new law will state.
Responding to the news, the Restaurants Association of Ireland said the Bill provided much needed transparency for the consumers and employees of all sectors in which tips, gratuities and service charges, and indeed other additional charges are applied.
Its CEO, Adrian Cummins, said: “As an association, we must now question the proposed amendments to the legislation which seek to prescribe to certain sectors of the economy how they may contract for goods and services and what terms can be used.
“We are seeking a meeting with the Tánaiste to discuss the proposals in terms of how it will be operationalised with restaurants & hospitality businesses.”
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Public chooses not to elect him as a TD but put into a top role by his fellow polliticians anyway. Wouldn’t expect anything less.
@Shane Corry: he was elected to local government which is different than being elected a TD.
In keeping with Sinn Fein tradition both north and south he will oppose everything while offering no alternative solutions
@Brian O’Loughlin: Or in other words…baaaaa
@Brian O’Loughlin: SF offered ‘alternative solutions’ in the run up to the last election on all major issues as part of the right2change policy platform.
Do try to keep up, good lad.
@The Risen: Mícheál, is that you?
@Shane Corry: Mícheál?? LOL! I’ll add that one to the collection….
@The Risen: not in Government, though
@Shane Corry: a bit like the seaned.
@The Risen: and ran from power in 2 jurisdictions. Keep up jamming, good lad.
@Brian O’Loughlin: yep
@Hurt Stoogie: “and ran from power in 2 jurisdiction”
Which jurisdiction are you referring to? The one where they won their seats on a promise to not swear an oath to the queen, the one where the leaders of the two major partys stated on national TV that they would not go into power with SF, or the one where SF collapsed the government because the people they were sharing power withs leader refused to temporarily step aside while being investigated for corruption??
@Shane Corry: why do all these shinners feel they need to change their name to the Irish version? Is it to impress IRA central command?
@The Risen: And the public said what?
Talked to him briefly last year at one of the events in O’Connell street, a decent, salt of the earth bloke with a serious passion for community and heritage
Best of luck to him in his new role.
@The Risen: wow u got all that from a brief meeting
Best wishes Micheal.
@MaryLoonyMcDonald: Well since you vote for people after alot less interaction I’d say he’s in the right to make those assumptions
@The Risen: Editor of the newspaper of a terrorist organisation, sounds like a salt of the earth guy alright
@MaryLoonyMcDonald: lol
@MaryLoonyMcDonald: Nope, I know of his work on preserving Moore street, water charges and other issues.
@The Risen: what happened to the brief meeting? Next you’ll tell us you are is election agent.
@Dilly Phun: assumption…the mother of all f**k ups.
@MaryLoonyMcDonald: Reread my comments, you look silly.
@The Risen: this the lad that called the IRFU ‘west brits’? Decent lad alright.
@Hurt Stoogie: they are . They don’t even sing the Irish national anthem.
@Fergus Sheahan: retired ,
@Brendan Keegan: yeah,thats an embarrassment
@billy Dorney: i suppose between 1990 and 1996 the editor of the mouth piece of the IRA wouldn’t have much blood on his hands
@Brendan Keegan: as is their right. Lots of people don’t sing the national anthem, doesn’t make them less Irish
@The Risen: Well he made a bad job of preserving water charges.
@The Risen: all for populous votes
Sinn Fein, opposers of monarch systems, taking an archaic British title. And will wear a chain that was gifted to Dublin city by non other than William of Orange. You couldn’t make it up.
@Noel Cronin: but yet, we’ve all moved on, apparently.
@Dilly Phun:
Your right they have, they will be taking the oath to the queen next
@Dilly Phun: Except that Dubliners don’t vote for their city’s mayor. That would be a step forward too.
@P.J. Nolan: Ireland is a republic you’ll have to elaborate on which queen you are on about as there’s 100′s around the world
@liam hayes: thousands of queens in Dublin last Saturday,? A good lot of them Irish
He has been a long-standing member of Sinn Féin, and was the editor of the party’s newspaper – An Poblacht – from 1990 to 1996……
How would SF feel if the new mayor of Belfast had edited the UDA magazine for years…If there is one….
@John003: considering they worked with David Ervine amongst others, i’m sure they would be ok.
@John003: you sound like a typical Sinn Fein basher … Boring
A decent man, he deserves recognition for all his hard work for his constituents.
@Paul Mc: nothing decent about a former editor of An Phoblacht, the mouthpiece and propaganda rag of the IRA – remember them, murdered men, women and children?
@Paul Mc: He got his recognition from his constituents. He came 11th, with 3850 votes.
@Fiona Brown: jeez, did you cut and paste that from the daily mail circa 1993?
@Fiona Brown: War is indeed, a terrible thing.
@gordon kennedy: just saw your foolish little quip. No, I lived through the murder and mayhem of the 70s, 80s and 90s and it leaves an indelibly mark. The High point? Enniskillen, which I suppose you thought was a great triumph? Or what about Hyde Park? Maybe Omagh? I’d be very curious to see An Phoblacht’s editorial take on those events – though I can well imagine…..
@Fiona Brown: remember they stood up for those who were being murdered , oppressed etc … You obviously have absolutely no idea of what it was like to live in the north during the troubles but gain your vast knowledge of Northern politics from the indo and such likes
@Barry Lyons: “stood up” by murdering,knee-capping etc
@Honeybadger197: he was part of a two candidate strategy ,which successfully elected Denise Mitchell TD
Does he still consider rugby supporters ” West Brits”?
@Honeybadger197:
Because they are! By the way how are the Lions of the British empire doing these days?!
@Honeybadger197: lol
It is time for the people of Dublin to elect the lord mayors position how long is this farce going to go on.Let the people decide
2 Shinners in a row eh…
@Irish Red: Must be doing some good work, voted in by fellow councillors of all parties
@Irish Red: Considering he’s taking up the position after a Labour Councillor, nope.
@Brendan McGill: oh you’re right Brendan, I forgot that SF had the 15/16 one tied down for the centenary.
@Dilly Phun: yeah that must be it alright
@Irish Red: wrong last mayor wasn’t sinn fein
@Dilly Phun: FG certainly didn’t vote for him.
@Richard Doherty: yes I know that now thanks to earlier reply
@Irish Red: Brendan Carr is not a shiner
@Irish Red:
Lord Mayor of Dublin has seen some “Spanners” over the years remember yer man Royston
Ádh mór, a Mhicheál.
What’s this guys name in English ?, these Irish names are a pain in the neck . Most people just cannot pronounce them including the ‘ni this , ni that – that’s in the civil service. These ‘wans’ just want to be different !!.
@Mike Howard: Poor snowflake. You want someone else to change because of your own inadequacies. That’s quite pathetic, really.
@Mike Howard: Yes, Irish names are different. English is notoriously non-phonetic for new learners. Most people manage to pronounce loads of words in other languages though. All you have to do is ask people how to say their name so you can get it right. It’s only mannerly. What does Howard mean anyway? Is it a kind of custodian, or a skill?
@Mike Howard: Or maybe they like to go by their.. name? no need to be upset
@Mike Howard: My Coward, next time you make up a name, try Mike Hunt.
@Mike Howard:
Colonial. Bet your into the rugger and the lions.
@Mike Howard:
Mickey Mac, or Michael McDonald
@Thaddius T Sawballs: mcdonagh
Dratt no spell checker on this yoke
@Mike Howard: is it not obvious .. I would imagine it’s not that cryptic .. Go on , try remember something in your native tongue .. Don’t worry , you won’t be thought badly of … Go on give it a go
Who is he???
@Thaddius T Sawballs: Who are you???
@Dilly Phun: I’m me who ever I am
@Thaddius T Sawballs: Who are we???
another useless lord mayor and SF like the last one city still in a mess graffiti junkies drunks and dirt roads and footpaths falling apart, nothing will change the usual I am concerned about the homeless as if he will sort it out
@Stephen Finn: the last mayor was Labour.
@Stephen Finn: the Lord mayor has no executive power. That’s the city manager appointed by the minister of the environment who has the power.
@Stephen Finn: should you not say that at the end of his tenure .. If true , rather than before he even does anything.. Very clever
Was it a proper election, or one of those pacts that see it swapped between parties?
Congratulations to the man. Whether he achieves his goals on the homeless front is debatable. The city needs a Mayor elected by the people and accountable to the people….. Honourable positions are a waste of time and tax payers money.
I nearly sure he was in the hills have eyes
Sadly, the neoliberals will make sure he can do nothing to upset the policies of enriching the rich at the expense of the poor.
The Lord Mayor and Council should resign en mass, to protest that the DCM can over rule any and all decisions taken at council level.
@Dave Doyle: yeah, cos resigning will get everything done???
@Sean Herbert: It’s so easy to google it. Why don’t you try it. I will add that both FG and FF can add Fascist to the neoliberal label.
@Dave Doyle: NeoLiberalism, before Naomi Klein prostituted it as a catchall for “not socialist”, is a theory from International Relations. It holds that peace is more likely in the international sphere if countries follow a free market/free trade and democratic system. Which broadly speaking is true.
Secondly FF and FG are in no way “fascist” in nature. Fascism is a political ideology that demands all resources public and private be used for the betterment of a totalitarian state. It generally looks unfavorably on immigrants and political opponents, especially on the left. As far as I know, in peacetime, FF and FG never rounded up and shot political opponents and both support pretty lax immigration rules. Sinn Fein on the other hand, don’t necessarily have as clear a history in regards to political opponents.
Ironically enough, most political similarities to fascism are found in Left wing parties. That is because socialists don’t respect individuals, property rights, or basic market realities either.
Why do we even need a lord mayor? Complete waste of taxpayers money. THis had was the mouthpiece of the IRA in the 90s (were not even talking about the “political arm” sinn fein) He was given first hand knowldge of all of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1990%E2%80%9399) Should be rotting in a prison somewhere
@iMoan Brutal: I bet you say that to all the journalists .. So very original
Where’s wally?….Found him
@Noel James Doherty: good
Thought he was Eddie Hobbs
Now the “Provos” accept title ‘Lord Mayor’ how things change, go the whole way & take seats in westminister, take the oath to Mrs Windsor, a lot of republicans must be turning in their graves
Isnt this the guy who called rugby followers west brits a while ago? Yeah, we’ve moved on alright
DCC has to be the most wasteful council in the State, let loose a scrappy privatised domestic waste system, yet kept all the staff, but can’t keep the streets & drains clean.
While the housing crisis devastates families throughout, they spend nearly 250k p.a on a book prize & bowtie jolly! Will Mr. MC D put it right?
If he can help protect the young and vulnerable from the greedy, it would be time well spent.
Can we ever see the day again when Dublin City is not controlled by the Far-Left?
What’s this country coming to
The Baron congratulates the Lord Mayor!
A Baron on one hand and a grandee on the other.
Who the hell is that?
@Paul Radburn: Karl Spain
@Matt F: I mean Michael O.
*Appointed by the council not elected by the people as mayor. Needs to change to a directly elected system with a 4 year term and the same for the heads of all council divisions such as housing, water, waste, parks etc. Make them work for the right to be in their position and we might get a decent service
So, rather than use their position in 2017 as the largest party on Dublin City Council to abolish the “Lord” title added by the British royalist cult to the original medieval “Mayor” title, Sinn Féin embrace yet another colonial title. What was it all for? Treacherous hoors. As powerhungry as FF and FG – just slower, much slower, when it comes to aping the coloniser.
@Seán Óg Mac Gearailt: And they are even more in bed with our more recent occupying oppressor, club rcc
Who cares. Different guy , same shite
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