The Saskatchewan government is revamping its employment standards and asking the public for feedback on what needs to change.
Some current and former restaurant servers said it’s time the province creates new rules on tipping.
Tips are regulated in six Canadian jurisdictions, but not in Saskatchewan.
Employers are prohibited from withholding or deducting tips and gratuities that their employees make in British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec.
“Tips belong to employees. Without question, tips belong to employees,” said Jennifer Henshaw, who is the vice president of the prairies and the north for Restaurants Canada — an association that represents the Canadian food service industry.
Henshaw said