Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change)
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495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is legal for a company (details supplied) and employers to have control of workers' tips. [13896/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The management and distribution of tips is a matter of contract between an employer and an employee. There are currently no provisions in employment law or within any other statutory framework that oblige employers to deal with tips in a particular way. It is a matter for employers and employees to agree such terms.

In the event of a breach of contract, it is open to either party to refer the matter to the courts for determination. If the matter is a collective dispute, it may potentially be referred to the Workplace Relations Commission under the Industrial Relations Acts.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.