Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan has hit out at the Minister for Employment Affairs Regina Doherty, saying that her tips bill is nothing more than “window dressing that fails workers.”
The criticism comes as at the Government refuses to progress a Sinn Féin Bill which would give hospitality workers a legal right to the tips that they earn.
The Limerick based Senator introduced the Protection of Employee Tips Bill in 2017 alongside Senator Fintan Warfield, which seeks to make it illegal for an employer to withhold, deduct, or demand the return of a tip from an employee without a lawful excuse.
