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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Waiter brings legal action against the Ivy over share of tips and service charge

Double doors at entrance of a branch of the Ivy with artifiicial flowers
A branch of the Ivy. The waiter, who quit the chain in June, is claiming constructive dismissal at an employment tribunal. Photograph: Robert Evans/Alamy

The Ivy faces legal action from a waiter who claims he was refused details about how the upmarket restaurant chain calculated his share of tips and service charges, despite a new law aimed at ensuring they are shared more fairly and transparently.

The waiter, who asked not to be identified, quit the Ivy in June, claiming that he had been given an “totally unfair” share of tips and service charges, and is claiming constructive dismissal against the Ivy’s owner at an employment tribunal.

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