Mr. Tim Fenn:

When one goes into a solicitor's firm and retains a solicitor, one receives a bill and pays it. One does not get to tell the solicitor what to do with the money. When someone goes into a restaurant or hotel and receives a bill with a charge on it, he or she has a choice: he or she can use the service or he or she can leave. Once someone enters a contract with the business, it may decide what it wishes to do with the money under that contract. It may choose to charge for a service or product and can mix the charge as it wishes. When someone pays the bill, it is up to the business to decide what it wishes to do with the money. However, it is a completely different situation if someone decides to leave a tip on the table or add it to his or her card payment. Such money belongs to employees who in every situation should receive it.