Australians’ tipping habits are not keeping pace with higher menu prices, new research shows, as household costs soar and diners grapple with pandemic-era hospitality charges.
A report by Lightspeed Commerce, using payments platform data, found that the average tip amount dropped in August to 8.1% of a total bill.
This is the lowest amount in four years recorded by the point-of-sale and software company, and the first time it has dropped below 9% since early 2021.
So? We don’t tip in Australia. We have overtime, holiday leave loading (literally paid more to go on holiday), superannuation, etc. We don’t need, nor want tipping. This isn’t a country that pays adults $12 an hour, and has no benefits.