Businesses have been banned from withholding tips or service charges from their staff under new rules that have come into force.
All tips, whether in cash or by card, must be shared between workers by law in Britain, with millions of workers such as those working for cafes, pubs, restaurants, taxi companies and hairdressers most likely to benefit.
If an employer breaks the law and retains tips, a worker will be able to bring a claim to an employment tribunal.
Many have welcomed the change, but some warned it could burden businesses under pressure with an "additional cost".
The law comes into force eight years after a government report first suggested the policy. It means tips must be passed to employees by the end of the following month from when they were received.
Labour's Justin Madders, minister for employment rights, said the policy was "just the first step of many in protecting workers and placing them at the heart of our economy".
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