Service Charge

Service charge issue: Restaurants body, owners says govt's move unfortunate

The government's move will be a ‘loss’ to the ordinary staffers only. It is meant for the staff who render services to guests and divided among all the serving staff at a restaurant, which they receive it over and above their salaries, said NRAI president Kabir Suri

Centre to come up with framework to check service charge levied by restaurants

Service charge is used by restaurants/hotels to pay the staff and workers and is not charged for the experience or food served to consumer

Centre to formulate legal framework to stop eateries from levying service charge

Consumer organisations observed that levying service charge is patently arbitrary and constitutes an unfair as well as restrictive trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act

Service charge not distributed to workers by restaurants liable to income tax: CBDT

The department has asked the field offices to examine the books hotels and restaurants to see if there is any 'under-reporting' or 'non-reporting' of service charge collected by them.

Railways says no service charge on tickets booked online through IRCTC till March 2018

Rail passengers will continue to enjoy service charge exemption on tickets booked online till March 2018.

Govt clamps down on service charge: Thrifty hoteliers may yet have an ace up their sleeve

Does one pay service charge in a restaurant where one likes the fare but is dissatisfied with the service? It can be a cause for flutter, which no one likes

Consumers get a free hand on hotel service charge payout

The norms, if implemented, will provide relief to customers who have to pay service charge up to 20 percent on food bills in lieu of tips.

Service charge may soon be a thing of the past, as govt clamps down on 'unfair trade practice'

The Centre has has asked restaurants to remove service charge voluntary component levied by hotels. After this move, people won’t have to pay the service charge on restaurant’s food bills

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

The Department of Consumer Affairs on Monday issued a statement saying that customers dissatisfied with service at any hotel or restaurant can opt for the service charge not being levied as this is optional or discretionary.

Service charge: Why put the consumer in a conflict with eateries?

The government puts the onus of deciding whether to pay service charge on the consumer. This is likely to leave him or her at the receiving end.