3 days ago · Australia's tipping culture is in the spotlight, following reports more businesses are adding automatic tips to diners' bills in response to rising operating costs.

Sep 3, 2024 · Recent trends using Gusto payroll information from 300,000 small and medium sized businesses confirm that tipping has increased in unlikely places and that employers may …

Mar 11, 2025 · Travelers constantly tip restaurant servers, hotel personnel, bus and taxi drivers, cruise directors and tourism guides, and they also are now encountering an increasing number …

1 day ago · Australian restaurants facing a mounting cost-of-doing-business crisis are turning to automatic service charges as a way to shore up revenue. The practice is legal under …

Sep 5, 2025 · Consumers are spending 38% less on excessive or "guilt tipping" in 2025 compared to a year earlier, as rising living costs force them to scale back, new research shows.

May 24, 2023 · Workers are getting more expensive, and tips help cover the cost Businesses relying on tips to help pay their workers is far from a new phenomenon — particularly in the …

Nov 8, 2023 · Tip requests are everywhere and growing bigger. Businesses, trying to pass on costs, have found ways to inflate them. Here's how.