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Consumer Watchdog Issues Notices To 5 Restaurants For Charging Service Fee
Consumer watchdog CCPA has issued notices to five restaurants for continuing to impose mandatory service charges despite a recent Delhi High Court ruling upholding guidelines against the practice.
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Service Charge Voluntary, Can't Be Made Mandatory By Restaurants: High Court
Restaurants cannot mandatorily levy service charge on food bills in a "camouflaged and coercive" manner as it is against public interest and amounts to unfair trade practice, the Delhi High Court on Friday held.
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Food Deliveries To Get Costlier As Zomato, Swiggy Hike Platform Fee
Currently being charged in Delhi and Bengaluru, the platform fee on Zomato and Swiggy is different from the delivery fee, GST, restaurant charges, and handling charges.
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Restaurant Adds 18% Service Charge For Party Of 1, Internet Shocked
In the last few months, restaurants have been adding bizarre charges "wellness fee", "kitchen appreciation fee" or a "living wage charge", which they say go to workers.
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''It's A Service'': Restaurant In Italy Charges Rs 1,300 To Slice Store-Bought Birthday Cake
The restaurant pointed out that the cake was small and required extra effort to be cut into 10 slices, which took the waitress 25 minutes.
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Restaurant Bodies Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Challenging Service Tax Ban
Delhi High Court has imposed total costs of Rs 2 lakh on two restaurant bodies for failing to comply with an order passed in relation to their challenge to the guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from automatically levying service charge.
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Watch: Customers And Restaurant Employees In Tussle Over Service Charge In Noida
Massive Fight In Noida Restaurant: On Twitter, a video captured a tussle between customers and staff outside at a Noida restaurant that reportedly took place over a service charge issue.
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Stay Order On Service Charge Ban Not Approval Of Practice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court said on Wednesday its earlier order staying a ban on automatic levy of service charge on food bills cannot be shown by restaurants to the customers in a manner which suggests that the charge has been approved by it.
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Wait, What? Cafe Bills Customers For 'Occupational Space', Twitter In Fury
A cafe in Guatemala charged a customer for 'occupational space' over and above the usual food and drinks charges. Here's all you need to know!
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Thought Cutlery Was Free? Spanish Restaurant Charged Customer For This And More
A customer at a restaurant in Spain was shocked when they billed him for the cutlery as well as ordering drinks on their terrace.
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After Service Charge Ban, 85 Complaints Raised; Collectors To Take Action
As many as 85 complaints have been registered on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) after new guidelines were issued on July 4 barring hotels and restaurants from levying service charge by default
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No Legal Basis For Ban On Service Charge In Food Bills: Restaurants' Association
The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) on Wednesday said the government cannot make changes in levy of service charge in food bills by making guidelines and CCPA's decision to bar hotels and restaurants from such practice has created unnecessary confusion amongst consumers and disrupted smooth operations of restaurants.
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Service Charge To Be Removed From Restaurant Bills As Per New Guidelines
Service charge cannot be added to the food bill by default, as per the latest government guidelines. Twitter users reacted to the news and shared their thoughts!
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Restaurants Banned From Forcing You To Tip Staff
The government has barred hotels and restaurants from forcibly asking customers to pay a service charge by default as part of the food bill.
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Service Charge By Restaurants: Can't Add Charge In Food Bills, Says Piyush Goyal
Service Charge Row: The minister said the government was getting complaints from consumers regarding the service charge being imposed by restaurants.
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Consumer Watchdog Issues Notices To 5 Restaurants For Charging Service Fee
Consumer watchdog CCPA has issued notices to five restaurants for continuing to impose mandatory service charges despite a recent Delhi High Court ruling upholding guidelines against the practice.
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Service Charge Voluntary, Can't Be Made Mandatory By Restaurants: High Court
Restaurants cannot mandatorily levy service charge on food bills in a "camouflaged and coercive" manner as it is against public interest and amounts to unfair trade practice, the Delhi High Court on Friday held.
-
Food Deliveries To Get Costlier As Zomato, Swiggy Hike Platform Fee
Currently being charged in Delhi and Bengaluru, the platform fee on Zomato and Swiggy is different from the delivery fee, GST, restaurant charges, and handling charges.
-
Restaurant Adds 18% Service Charge For Party Of 1, Internet Shocked
In the last few months, restaurants have been adding bizarre charges "wellness fee", "kitchen appreciation fee" or a "living wage charge", which they say go to workers.
-
''It's A Service'': Restaurant In Italy Charges Rs 1,300 To Slice Store-Bought Birthday Cake
The restaurant pointed out that the cake was small and required extra effort to be cut into 10 slices, which took the waitress 25 minutes.
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Restaurant Bodies Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Challenging Service Tax Ban
Delhi High Court has imposed total costs of Rs 2 lakh on two restaurant bodies for failing to comply with an order passed in relation to their challenge to the guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from automatically levying service charge.
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Watch: Customers And Restaurant Employees In Tussle Over Service Charge In Noida
Massive Fight In Noida Restaurant: On Twitter, a video captured a tussle between customers and staff outside at a Noida restaurant that reportedly took place over a service charge issue.
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Stay Order On Service Charge Ban Not Approval Of Practice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court said on Wednesday its earlier order staying a ban on automatic levy of service charge on food bills cannot be shown by restaurants to the customers in a manner which suggests that the charge has been approved by it.
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Wait, What? Cafe Bills Customers For 'Occupational Space', Twitter In Fury
A cafe in Guatemala charged a customer for 'occupational space' over and above the usual food and drinks charges. Here's all you need to know!
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Thought Cutlery Was Free? Spanish Restaurant Charged Customer For This And More
A customer at a restaurant in Spain was shocked when they billed him for the cutlery as well as ordering drinks on their terrace.
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After Service Charge Ban, 85 Complaints Raised; Collectors To Take Action
As many as 85 complaints have been registered on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) after new guidelines were issued on July 4 barring hotels and restaurants from levying service charge by default
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No Legal Basis For Ban On Service Charge In Food Bills: Restaurants' Association
The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) on Wednesday said the government cannot make changes in levy of service charge in food bills by making guidelines and CCPA's decision to bar hotels and restaurants from such practice has created unnecessary confusion amongst consumers and disrupted smooth operations of restaurants.
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Service Charge To Be Removed From Restaurant Bills As Per New Guidelines
Service charge cannot be added to the food bill by default, as per the latest government guidelines. Twitter users reacted to the news and shared their thoughts!
-
Restaurants Banned From Forcing You To Tip Staff
The government has barred hotels and restaurants from forcibly asking customers to pay a service charge by default as part of the food bill.
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Service Charge By Restaurants: Can't Add Charge In Food Bills, Says Piyush Goyal
Service Charge Row: The minister said the government was getting complaints from consumers regarding the service charge being imposed by restaurants.
