Waiter! Soho’s cafe society confused after law changes on tipping

Staff should now receive every penny paid in tips - including service charges

Whoever said it's better to give than to receive wasn't talking about tipping. Waiters around the UK should be starting to receive a 200m-a-year bonanza thanks to a new law that means every penny paid in tips, including service charges, on a restaurant bill will have to go to staff.

Yet exactly how much of the money will end up in servers' pockets is unclear. The law was changed because some restaurants took service charges as part of their profits or to pay for overheads such as lighting.