staff tips after wedding

None required what so ever(assuming gratuity isn't in your contract), staff are paid for their work and do not need to rely on tips to supplement their income.
I wouldn't give a tip to share either, as when its shared among 20/40 staff, it works out at nothing each.
But if someone goes above and beyond or if you genuinely feel they have added to the pleasure of your day more than there payment covered, then by all means give them a tip, I'm sure it will be appreciated.

We gave around a 6% tip to the hotel for the staff that worked the wedding, how they divided among the waiting staff though, I've no idea...

Senna wrote: »

None required what so ever(assuming gratuity isn't in your contract), staff are paid for their work and do not need to rely on tips to supplement their income.
I wouldn't give a tip to share either, as when its shared among 20/40 staff, it works out at nothing each.
But if someone goes above and beyond or if you genuinely feel they have added to the pleasure of your day more than there payment covered, then by all means give them a tip, I'm sure it will be appreciated.

I really don't know what gives you the right to say Staff don't rely on Tips to Supplement their Income as I Certainly Do. As Nearly all Hotel Staff are on Minimum Wage and WORK BLOODY HARD FOR IT.

We kept an eye on individual members of the serving/bar staff.
Some really went above and beyond and we threw some of them €20, some €50 (the barman who did spins down to local B&Bs with guests).
The staff at our venue were great though, the barman mentioned above featured in quite a few guest selfies!!

Pretty much every restaurant in the country will do a four course meal for under €25. Want to bring 150 people? That'll be €75 a head so.

They can afford to pay their staff well enough thanks.

Larrson wrote: »

So now I choose to work in LOW INCOME JOB Your post Contradicts the-very Question that was asked about Tipping, and believe me I have tried to get other jobs and done Courses and I have worked in the Construction industry most of my life , and by the way I was not giving out about it here I was just replying to a quote?

Well, if you want tips to supplement your income you obviously believe it yourself

I would like to start off by saying that maybe some people may think the Irish minimum wage is enough to live on if you are indeed working full time. Just about live on.

A very large percentage of hotel staff are on zero hour contracts. Meaning they aren't guaranteed hours each week and don't get paid when they don't work. Those that work at weddings are at risk of this. If there is no weddings or events on they don't work.

They don't expect tips because Ireland isn't exactly a tipping country but when they do receive them they are very grateful to the tipper. The hotels do not pay their staff well, the tips that couples give to the hotel to go to the staff goes into either the hotels pocket or towards a stupid party that never happens.

So those of you who say these staff members shouldn't get tips or they get paid well enough, read the above and then come back to me with a valid agrument.

Sam Kade wrote: »

Well, if you want tips to supplement your income you obviously believe it yourself

Omc1 wrote: »

I would like to start off by saying that maybe some people may think the Irish minimum wage is enough to live on if you are indeed working full time. Just about live on.

A very large percentage of hotel staff are on zero hour contracts. Meaning they aren't guaranteed hours each week and don't get paid when they don't work. Those that work at weddings are at risk of this. If there is no weddings or events on they don't work.

They don't expect tips because Ireland isn't exactly a tipping country but when they do receive them they are very grateful to the tipper. The hotels do not pay their staff well, the tips that couples give to the hotel to go to the staff goes into either the hotels pocket or towards a stupid party that never happens.

So those of you who say these staff members shouldn't get tips or they get paid well enough, read the above and then come back to me with a valid agrument.

That is So true.

Sorry I thought my last post was on The Topic.

Remember that even if you give tips to individual staff, they most likely have employment contracts which say that all tips need to be put into the "pot" to be distributed among all the staff: a waiter may have been extra helpful, but his/her performance is strongly due to the (typically lower paid) back of house staff who you'd never see, and who don't get a chance for direct tips.

If you really do want to tip an individual, make sure you do it out of sight of the other staff, and away from the CCTV.



And if you want a debate about the adequacy of minimum wage, come on over to Work and Jobs. But be aware that we'll rapidly educate you about Child Benefit, FIS and council housing. Or try Politics, if you want to wax more philosophically about it.

Larrson wrote: »

I really don't know what gives you the right to say Staff don't rely on Tips to Supplement their Income as I Certainly Do. As Nearly all Hotel Staff are on Minimum Wage and WORK BLOODY HARD FOR IT.

I started working in hotels as a floor boy when I was 15. I worked my way up and I now manage a very busy hotel, that might give me some right to voice my opinions, but of course you are welcome to your own too. I don't believe in blanket tipping, tips should go to who deserves it.

I love to see hard working staff get tips, the staff that get the most tips are always the staff that put in the most effort and it shows.
If I'm given a tip and its not big enough to share out, I'll distribute it between the back of house staff, porters, chefs who regularly don't see anything but it doesn't mean they don't deserve a share. This is done as fairly as I can between everyone in the hotel.

Give a tip surely, give it to the staff in person or if that's not possible, give it to your coordinator with a request that it goes to all staff who helped make your day.