Some 60% Of Guests Tip At Restaurants In Switzerland

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Over 60% of guests usually or always tip in a restaurant in Switzerland according to a recent study. It also found that more than half of Swiss restaurants divide tips between service and kitchen staff according to a specific rate. This content was published on September 30, 2025 - 14:12 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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A study published on Tuesday by Bank Cler and the ZHAW School of Management and Law found that service receives 80% or more of the tips in around half of restaurants. One in five establishments split tips evenly between service and the other functions. The majority of kitchen staff find a 50/50 split appropriate, while a 70/30 split in favour of service staff is more popular.

Just under three quarters consider the distribution in their own company to be at least“fairly fair”. Service staff were the most positive about the distribution practices, while kitchen staff were more critical.

Tipping is an important income component for many employees in the catering industry. 36.4% of service staff and 27.8% stated that they would have an insufficient income without tips.

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This content was published on Dec 1, 2024 Compulsory tipping does not meet with unanimous approval among the Swiss. More than two-thirds do not want to include tipping in the price of their food.

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