Should we leave a tip?And how much ?Because no one likes this little feeling of anxiety felt when the question arises...Here is the final tip of the tip!
Why ?
The tip rewards the quality of a service.But not only.It is also a supplement of income in the tips of tips such as catering, where the minimum wage is less than in other areas (8.75 dollars, compared to $ 10.15).Moreover, employers in the catering sector are required to declare to Revenu Québec that their employees have received an amount of tips at least 8 % of sales.The tax authorities use this percentage to raise the tax income of employees.If you do not tip, the employee will therefore be taxed on a sum he has not perceived.
For better and for worse
The amount of tip should vary according to your degree of satisfaction.
If the service has been execrable, you could refrain from paying a.But wouldn't it be more judicious to leave a minimum, if only by courtesy?In any case, it is better to accompany your refusal to explain the employee.This should take your comments into account...Either to improve your service, or to change your professional orientation!
Conversely, if you have benefited from an exceptional service, do not hesitate to increase the amount.This will remunerate the employee for a service to which you did not necessarily expect.This will also encourage him to persevere in excellence.
To calculate
When the tip is expressed as a percentage of an invoice, base yourself on the amount of the addition before taxes.
Top -based employees
The Labor Standards Commission defines the businesses where the minimum wage is less, given the almost certain perspective to receive this additional income.
This is the case in restaurants with table service, where the customer usually leaves 15 % of the amount of the note before taxes, but including the price of alcohol.If you have brought your wine, add two dollars per open bottle.For a business meal, you can give 20 % of the invoice.
The pizza delivery man or any other meal delivered at home expects to receive 10 % of the amount of the order.
The bartender should receive at least one dollar per consumption.If the order is important, calculate 15 % of the total amount.
In a hotel, the baggaler often receives a dollar by suitcase.The maid can count on the same amount for each night.The sum must be deposited in an envelope to its attention, otherwise the hotel could prohibit it from keeping it.Also count a dollar for other employees at your service, such as parking attendants.In a campsite, comparable services should also be rewarded with a tip.
Nothing for them!
If the service is given to you directly by the owner of the trade, you are not required to give him a penny.Indeed, his income stems directly from the amount of invoices.
You have nothing to give in fast food establishments, unless you have benefited from an absolutely exceptional service at the counter.
Even if you are extremely satisfied with the tax audit that he has just made you suffer, it is better to avoid giving tip to the tax inspector...This gesture could be considered an attempted corruption or an insult...And it might cost you even more expensive.The theater opener does not expect to receive a tip.No more than flowers of flowers or furniture.The butler, the porter and the sommelier either.
For the others
In certain trades that are not officially tipped, the quality of service has a direct influence on customer satisfaction.Know how to reward the right services with an adequate tip...But keep your money for you if they are poor.
Personal care experts: hairdresser, manicure, esthetician, massage therapist, spas employees...It is not enough to suffer to be beautiful and in good shape, you also have to be generous!Leave 5 to 10 % of the invoice to the person who has treated you well.
The taxi driver is customary to leave 10 % of the price of the race.Add a dollar for each suitcase it will have worn.Again, the amount may vary: downward if it got lost on the way, upward if it has found a shortcut which avoided you a delay.
The grocery delivery man takes the care given to your food order deserves a dollar by delivery...at home or in the trunk of your car.
The mover a 20 dollars ticket is indicated as a reward for the efforts made to preserve your family furniture and all your boxes.When the move is complex, consider a tip of 10 % of the total cost.
The pompist as the service is endangered in service stations, the tip has followed the same evolution.But it happens that an employee offers himself to fill your tank.One dollar would then be welcome...Unless the service is included in the price of gasoline.Cleaning the windshield is usually rewarded by 50 cents.
Camelot at the end of the year, he will not hesitate to leave you an envelope for his broken.Does your newspaper land more often in your flower beds than on your landing?Take into account!
The locker room if the locker room is free, you can leave a room.If it is paid, the service is included in the price.
And on a trip?
In the countries that practice tip, offer a dollar to the baggricist of the airport and ten dollars a day to the tourist guide who accompanied you.As a cruise, leave an envelope in your cabin with 10 % of the cruise price: employees will share the sum.
In the United States and Mexico: practices are similar to those in effect in Canada.
In South America: often 10 % of the restaurant note.
In France, Italy and Spain: the service is always included in the invoice.However, the use wants the customer to reach the amount when he is satisfied.
In Japan and South Korea: nothing.It is an insult !
In China: nothing.We could blame you if you offer a tip.Taxi drivers refuse them.
In Russia: the tip is as common as in North America.
