Despite gripes about the near-constant requests for tips in retail and services, Bankrate says more people are planning to give holiday tips this year than last.
In its latest report on restaurants, Toast finds a shift toward restaurant spending in the mornings, away from lunch and dinner.
One expert credits America’s strong tip culture with weaker unions.
Free health care and a higher minimum wage in the U.K. means that there’s less reliance on tips to make up workers’ income.
When a South Korean ride-hailing company started asking passengers for voluntary tips last month, it sparked backlash from some customers.
Expectations around tipping have changed in the last several years. Here’s what to know.
And that legacy means a worker can be paid as little as $2.13 an hour at the federal level.
The workers currently earn $7 an hour on average. Starting in July, they’ll make nearly $18 an hour before tips.
Replacing face-to-face service interactions with automation could change American tipping culture.
To promote equity and retain workers as the economy reopens, some restaurants are opting to forgo traditional gratuity models.
