Originally Posted by h15t0r1an

Not true. In the UK whilst working as a student, I waitressed. I was taxed according to the rate of tips received by waiters at that location, as assessed by the Inland Revenue. Depending on the day, I might not actually make those tips. e.g. if I had a lot of German or Japanese customers, who don't tip. Australians were also largely notorious for not tipping, even when they knew the employer in the UK expects wages to be made up to liveable to tipping. So I'm the one that's done it and is now on flyertalk. Trust me it's true.