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Why tip to hotel workers could add to your food bill

Chris Musau, left, Chairman KAHC, and Albert Njeru the Secretary-General KUDHEIHA after signing a Comprehensive Bargaining Agreement

NAIROBI, KENYA: Unionisable hotel workers in Kenya will now earn a seven per cent service charge from sales and another 5.5 per cent on beverages as part of an official tip.

The introduction of the tip is among a raft of other benefits contained in a newly signed Comprehensive Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by two bodies representing players in the hotel industry.

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