Start a hospitality business: licences, food safety, and compliance
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UK Act of Parliament
2023
United Kingdom
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
4 compliance obligations, 4 practical guides · 4 journeys
Who this Act binds
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Respond to a hospitality licensing investigation
- 1 step
Hospitality compliance quick check
- 2 steps
Running a holiday let
- 1 step
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Supporting — topic alignment
3 guidesMentioned in related content
1 guidesWhat this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
How tips etc must be dealt with
- Allocate and pay qualifying tips fairly to workers
Agency workers
- Allocate tips to agency workers without unauthorised deductions
Enforcement: dealing with tips etc
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must rule on tips complaints and can order compensation up to £5,000 Tribunal / Court
Enforcement: information
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must declare and remedy employer failures on tip policies and records Tribunal / Court
Browse 11 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Tips, gratuities and service charges
Independent troncs
When tips etc must be dealt with
Information
Code of practice about tips etc
General
Wages
Other amendments to employment legislation
Extent
Commencement
Short title
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Tronc schemes for PAYE (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Code of Practice on Fair and Transparent Distribution of Tips (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Tips at work (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Food Hygiene Information Scheme (Scotland) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Wales) (opens in a new tab) from FSA Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Fair Work Agency
PrimaryUnified labour market enforcement body for Great Britain. Takes over National Minimum Wage enforcement from HMRC, enforces statutory sick pay and holiday …
HM Courts and Tribunals Service — Employment Tribunals
Statutory tribunal enforcing individual employment-rights legislation across Great Britain. Hears complaints under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair dismissal, written particulars, time …
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