Given the growing trend of requesting tips for services that are not contemplated in the legislation, the Ministry of Labor clarified that only waiters can access this method of payment for services.
Through Twitter, “Trabejita”, the character created by the Ministry of Labor to explain and simplify information from the portfolio, clarified that only waiters can request a tip.
This, since users of the social network They accused that in different shops and services a tip was being requested at the time of payment.
In this sense, the message of “Trabejita” indicates that “It is becoming customary in some areas to ask for a tip for services that should include care within the price”.
As a result of this, it was clarified that “article 64 of the Labor Code indicates that the waiters of restaurants, cafes and the like can do it”.
???? It is becoming customary in some areas to ask for a tip for services that should include attention within the price. Who can request a tip? Article 64 of the Labor Code indicates that the waiters of restaurants, cafes and the like can do it pic.twitter.com/G9z3qHr0zy
— Trabejita ???? (@trabejita) February 27, 2023