<b>Letters</b>: Tipping: Bane or boon?

Whether tips reduce the profitability of a unit may be argued

The Supreme Court has clarified on the concept of service charges in restaurants. Service charges and tips do not go together. Therefore, it was expected that levy of service charges would lead to abolition of tips.

As observed by a journal on the industry: “Tipping at best is an inglorious free for all and at worst, an excuse for low wages. We consider tipping a curse and almost a sort of bribery. It is the cause of much nuisance to the management and, in many cases, to the customer.” Receiving tips is undignified and the system is being abused. 

Whether tips reduce