A popular restaurant has dropped a controversial policy for employee tips after receiving backlash online.
News of the controversial tipping policy at Valentina’s Tex-Mex BBQ in Buda, Texas broke earlier this week after a screenshot of the restaurant’s alleged rules went viral on Twitter.
The screenshot appeared to indicate that tips would be withheld from employees who broke certain rules — in some cases for an entire week or pay period.
The owners, however, told Nexstar’s KXAN that the policy has since changed.
A woman claiming to be a former employee told KXAN tips were taken at the management’s discretion. When they were taken, they’d be taken for the entire week of the employee’s offending incident, she said.
According to the viral tweet circulating on social media, employees could have their tips taken away for a number of reasons, including: showing up later than 5–10 minutes before a shift, especially without calling to let the management know; not showing up for a shift; getting a write-up during a shift; getting fired; or quitting without providing two weeks’ written notice.
Restaurant owner Miguel Vidal confirmed that was indeed the policy at Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ, but it hasn’t been regularly enforced in years.
“That was a screenshot of our handbook that we wrote in 2013 with the policy going in place in 2015 or 2016,” Vidal said.
Vidal further claimed that withholding tips was a last-resort measure.
“They got three verbal warnings and a...
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