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Service charge in hotels not mandatory, guidelines approved: Paswan 

IANS -
Maintaining that service charge in hotels and restaurants was "totally voluntary", Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said the Government had approved guidelines in this regard. He added that the guidelines were sent to the...
Food

Centre to issue advisory on service charge: Paswan

Indiaretailing Bureau -
The Government plans to issue an advisory to states asking them to crack down against unfair imposition of service charge on food and drink bills, food and consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday. “Service charge does not...
Food

89 pc in favour of doing away with restaurant service charge, reveals survey

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Eighty-nine per cent of those surveyed in a recent survey wanted the service charge levied by restaurants to be completely removed. The survey, conducted by citizen engagement platform LocalCircles, received over 8,000 responses from consumers in over 100 districts of...
Food

Service charge on food, drinks unfair practice, says Ram Vilas Paswan

Indiaretailing Bureau -
Imposing service charge on food and drinks at hotels is an unfair trade practice and consumers need not pay it, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday. Although there is no provision under the existing law to take...
Food

68 pc Indians want service charge to be optional: Survey

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Sixty-eight per cent of respondents in a country-wide survey say the service charge levied by hotels and restaurants should be optional, while 27 per cent opposed it. Five per cent of the 26,000 respondents did not respond in the survey by...
Food

Service charges on food bills legal, not unfair trade: FHRAI

Indiaretailing Bureau -
A day after Government clarified that service charges on food bills in hotels and restaurants are not compulsory, apex hospitality industry body FHRAI on Wednesday contended that it is legal, not an unfair trade practice and each establishment is free...
Food

Waive it off or make it mandatory: Restaurateurs on service charge

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From increase in the base price of food items, creating chaos and dispute during billing, increase of tip culture and an affect in the operating cost of the restaurants and employment -- these will be some of the ramifications...
Food

How would we take care of staff without service charge: Eatery owners

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Though customers now refuse to pay the service charges levied by restaurants, the owners of the eateries have voiced their disappointment over the centres decision on the issue, saying it would "adversely impact millions of workers". "Levying service charge is...
Food

Restaurateurs stand divided on Government's decision to make service charge optional

Charu Lamba -
Across the world, service charge or gratuity is common practice and accepted by diners as they know this is an emolument for the entire crew – front of house, kitchen, housekeeping, cleaners, security et all which works through odd...
Food

Dissatisfied customers can demand service charge not be levied: Government

IANS -
Customers dissatisfied with service at any hotel or restaurant can opt to seek that service charge not be levied, as this is optional or discretionary as per the Consumer Protection Act, an official statement said on Monday. The Department of...
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