المملكة: Legal for "today": The imposition of mandatory tipping in restaurants is legally invalid
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Legal researcher Abdul -Malik El -Fassi assured the "today"The issue of imposing tipping in restaurants in specific proportions such as 10% or 7% raises legal debate related to the principle of freedom of contract and Consumer protection . Protection Law The consumer explicitly provides for the invalidity of any condition that violates the supplier’s obligations, including imposing additional fees that were not clearly agreed upon, or inserting them into the bill without prior approval from the consumer.
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On imposing additional money as additional fees, Al -Fassi stressed that the issue is subject to value -added tax considerations, explaining that the Naming
Zakat, tax, and customs confirmed that the honor if it is voluntary from the customer, it is outside the tax, provided that it is free and not mandatory. But if it is imposed as mandatory fees within the bill, it is treated as the treatment of the commodity or service and the tax is added to it completely. As for imposing it without clarification or explicit approval, a commercial practice is considered contrary to the laws and regulations for consumer protection.
Customer rights
Al -Fassi indicated that the customer in Saudi Arabia has the full right to refuse to tip or request to reduce it if he is not agreed in advance, stressing that the legal basic principle is not mandatory to pay him unless the contract or the bill clearly stipulates that and with the consumer approval. Consumer complaints and comments via various platforms. Al -Fassi believes that this rejection reinforces the belief that tipping should be purely optional.
Practical protection means
Al -Fassi called on consumers to claim clear bills that do not include any additional amounts imposed, and refused to pay when the fees were not approved, in addition to submitting official complaints to the competent authorities in the event of facing non -transparent commercial practices. He also stressed the importance of using public reviews and consumer assessments as a means of pressure to enhance transparency and reduce violating practices.
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