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A recent discussion has sparked interest on social media, revolving around a restaurant in Ontario that has started taking 1.5% of all gratuities received via credit card transactions. This new policy is in addition to the 4% that the servers are already required to pay out to the house. The question at hand is whether this practice is legal.
Answers from Social Media
The social media discussion provided a variety of perspectives on this issue. One user pointed out that, according to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, employers are allowed to deduct 1.5% from credit card transactions, but not from debit transactions…