No taxes on overtime or tips? What the new proposal could mean for your paycheckA new law called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) brings tax breaks. It fulfills former President Trump's promises. Overtime and tips wil...
21 Jul, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
'Hope Trump deports you': US woman fired after leaving hateful note for waiterAn Ohio estate agent was dismissed after leaving a racist message instead of a tip on a restaurant bill, which sparked social media outrage...
05 Mar, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
From Rs 14 LPA job in India to becoming a waiter in Canada, what is he doing now? He shares realities of immigrant lifeDev Mitra, founder of Matrix Venture Studio in Canada, shares his journey of leaving a high-paying job in India to study abroad, where he w...
15 Jan, 2025, 09.58 AM IST
How much should you tip in the US? A guide to tipping culture after Indian YouTuber sparks outrage for not paying serverIshan Sharma, once celebrated as a role model for college dropouts, has recently found himself at the center of online criticism. The popul...
22 Aug, 2024, 06.48 PM IST
How Mumbai beggars alert photographers on Bollywood celebrities' locationAlthough paparazzi often operate covertly and are depicted as anonymous journalists pursuing celebrities for candid shots, many are actuall...
21 Jun, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
How UPI tips the scale against hotel staffGuests widely shifting to online payments is threatening tip culture, hurting employees’ income
15 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
View: Tipping, a service industry conundrum of Greek tragedy proportionsBy comparison, in France, for example, the waiter pretends he is doing you a favour by serving, when his real skills lie in art, where he w...
29 Apr, 2023, 11.01 PM IST
Service charge: Staff at many restaurants say will seek pay hike, others fear tips may dwindleAmid rising consumer complaints, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Monday barred hotels and restaurants from levying serv...
05 Jul, 2022, 08.41 PM IST
Don’t expect service charge to go despite Centre’s orderCustomers have been paying tips to waiters in addition to service charges under the impression that service charge is a part of taxes.
22 Apr, 2017, 05.10 PM IST
Before they were famous: Working in restaurants seems to be a kind of rite of passage to successWho would’ve thought that Robert Downey Jr. used to wait tables at a New York restaurant before acting?
17 Apr, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
Service charge you pay does not always reach waiter's pocketSources at the Hotel and Restaurants' Association of Eastern India said the service charge remained arbitrary, and rarely distributed down ...
07 Jan, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Railways to start awareness campaign on running trainsIn order to create awareness about keeping coaches clean and not to indulge in smoking and drinking in rail premises, announcements will be...
10 Sep, 2015, 08.53 PM IST
Not sure how much to tip? The complete guide to tippingNot sure how much to tip, when and where? Here is a quick checklist of tipping etiquette.
29 Dec, 2014, 08.05 AM IST
Know where your tip is goingOn one hand, you want to ensure you are paying a sufficient amount; on the other, you don't want to be levied a service charge (SC) if you ...
27 Nov, 2014, 05.21 PM IST
How much should you pay for services in different parts of the worldHere’s what you should pay for services in different parts of the world.
03 Dec, 2012, 04.46 PM IST
Use the credit card slip to pay tip at hotels and restaurantsFor patrons of high-end restaurants, credit cards provide an opportunity to tip without having to rummage in wallets for small notes.
01 May, 2012, 10.00 AM IST
- Hotel staff switch to cruise control
Hospitality business, where the attrition rate is anywhere in the range of 30-35%, is increasingly losing a chunk of its workforce to CL.
06 Apr, 2007, 03.06 AM IST