One in three people can’t afford to tip service workers
The most generous city for tipping was Glasgow where 55% of people stated that they always left a tip
One in three people in the UK said they can’t afford to tip in restaurants, according to data from digital payments provider Take Payments.
From a survey of 2000 people, Take Payments found that 36% of people will always leave a tip with 15% of people saying they have had to reduce the amount they tip following the pandemic.
Over a third of the people surveyed said that they never tip as they “don’t believe it is necessary as the service has already been paid for”.
Over 60% of people said that they would not tip if they were unhappy with the service whilst 60% of people said that they would tip if the service was good.
One third of people said that as businesses move more towards card payments they were less likely to leave a tip as they were not sure the money went to the right person.
The most generous city for tipping was Glasgow where 55% of people stated that they always left a tip. Edinburgh was a close second with 51% of people saying they always leave a tip.
The next three cities which tip the most were all northern cities; Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, showing a north-south divide.
Hospitality workers were the most likely profession to be tipped with takeaway drivers coming in at third.