Service Charge! (Restaurant)

[boybi]

na ta-tax ba ang SC? kung hindi, irereport ko yan sa Congress! kelangan nyan ng parliamentary inquiry your honor!

[odell]

pag ako wala na bigay na tip wala pa naman ako work eh. hehehe. un ang sabe ng parents ko... siyempre pag may date.. edi merun

[gretzy]

nakakain ka nga sa mahal tapos wala ka pang-tip?

dapat magbigay kahit konting barya kung maganda naman ang service

[kiper]

ung pinsan ko na nagwowork sa isang bar sa malate..masmalaki pa daw nakukuha nyang SC and tips from the customers compared sa sweldo nya..hehe

and sa mga grocery stores..ung mga cart pushers na nag-aassist sa iyo hanggang sa kotse they can get as much as 500 to 800 pesos in a day..top that!

[gretzy]

totoo un, ung entry position sa hotel earns 10k a month tapos ung service charge 15k monthly!

[xpac]

kaya kami di na rin nagti-tip pag may sc lalo na pag malaki bill barya na lang iniiwan.

[mazdamazda]

barya lang rin iniiwan ko kapag may SC...

kung walang SC, max na siguro yung P50 ang tip ko kasi... hehehe...

[empy]

i thought service charges were for large parties(8-10 or more people) ?

[dx8976]

service charge here seems to be more of a performance based incentive for the staff. as some people here have noted, mas malaki ang nakukuha sa sc than from their wages. pag maganda service, then people keep coming back and the staff get paid, if bulok sila, then people don't come back, and they're stuck with minimum wage.

there is a law concerning division of service charge between staff and management, i don't remember exactly, but it's around 80/20 (20 to management).

[boybi]

Originally posted by dx8976
there is a law concerning division of service charge between staff and management, i don't remember exactly, but it's around 80/20 (20 to management).

so ang pag charge ng SC e legal pala and meron basis sa law natin?

[stinkaboy]

ang alam ko na resto na hinahati yung SC is pizza hut...

[dx8976]

Originally posted by boybi
so ang pag charge ng SC e legal pala and meron basis sa law natin?

it's in the labor code.
85/15 pala yun split.

[EC248M]

Service charge allowed to a hotels, Restaurant and other service oriented establishment not exceeding 10% of the cost of foods and sevices before tax. It is legal.

That service charges will go to the rank and file employees only.

Other Hotels and restaurant not charging service charge are management prerogative but employees will decide how they will do the tip. It might be na kanya kanya or iiponen for a couple of days at paghahatihatian.

Management has nothing to do with the service charge its for the rank and file employees only.

Thats a common practice of the hotel and restaurant association. I came to know because i used to work as finance manager of an hotel for 8 years.

[gretzy]

very well said!

[pajerokid]

But I know of some hotels where the management takes up their fair share of SCs....

[doublea]

Service Charge should go to the crews and waiters for the services they had rendered to us. It should not be taken by the management as part of their earnings.

Kung may SC charge na, it would be our prerogative to give a tip. Cause it would be a double taxation for services they have rendered.

[gretzy]

swapang lang un, pwede silang idemanda coz of that eh! di lang alam ng workers rights nila

[pajerokid]

its a five star hotel nonetheless....

[stinkaboy]

minsan mas malaki pa yung service charge na hinahati kesa sa sweldo talga...=P

[EC248M]

Originally posted by pajerokid
But I know of some hotels where the management takes up their fair share of SCs....

Sir Pajerokid, Pwede po yon mangyari pag may Labor Union yong company and it is stated sa Collective bargaining Agreement (CBA) nila na in liu of the free duty meals of the rank and file employees the management have a share (a certain percentage) in the service charge, other than that it is illegal.

When I say rank and file employees, it is up to the supervisory level. Managerial Employees are not entitled for the sharing of service charge.