AI-assisted research summary: These regulations set how gratuities must be distributed in hotels and condominiums, including fallback rules when no registered scheme exists.
CAYMAN ISLANDS Labour Law LABOUR (GRATUITIES DISTRIBUTION) REGULATIONS 1992 (SL 2 of 1992) Supplement No. 9 Published with Extraordinary Gazette Dated Wednesday 18th November, 1992 PUBLISHING DETAILS Page 2 SL 2 of 1992 c Labour (Gratuities Distribution) Regulations 1992 Arrangement of Regulations CAYMAN ISLANDS Labour Law LABOUR (GRATUITIES DISTRIBUTION) REGULATIONS 1992 (SL 2 of 1992) Arrangement of Regulations Regulation Page 1. Citation ......................................................................................................................................5 2. Commencement ........................................................................................................................5 3. Distribution of gratuities .............................................................................................................5 SCHEDULE 7 HOTELS 7 Part I - House Gratuities ......................................................................................................................7 Part 2 - Food, Beverage and Bar Gratuities .........................................................................................7 CONDOMINIUMS 7 c SL 2 of 1992 Page 3 Labour (Gratuities Distribution) Regulations 1992 Regulation 1 CAYMAN ISLANDS Labour Law LABOUR (GRATUITIES DISTRIBUTION) REGULATIONS 1992 (SL 2 of 1992) In exercise of the powers conferred on the Governor in Council by section 32(2) of the Labour Law, 1987, the following regulations are made — 1. Citation 1. These regulations may be cited as the Labour (Gratuities Distribution) Regulations 1992. 2. Commencement 2. These regulations shall come into effect 3 months after the date of their publication in the Gazette. 3. Distribution of gratuities 3. Where no scheme for the distribution of gratuities in a hotel or condominium has been registered in accordance with section 32 of the Law the employer in the hotel or condominium shall distribute gratuities in accordance with the formula set out in the Schedule. c SL 2 of 1992 Page 5 Labour (Gratuities Distribution) Regulations 1992 SCHEDULE SCHEDULE HOTELS Part I - House Gratuities Total house gratuities collected must be distributed as follows- (a) as to 60% of the total - between the housekeeping, laundry, bellmen, maintenance and gardening staff; (b) as to 17.5% of the total - between the restaurant supervisor, chef, sous chefs, first cooks, kitchen and room service staff and storeroom clerks; (c) as to 15% of the total - between the front desk, reservations, night audit and executive office staff; (d) as to the remainder - for incentive awards for the staff. Part 2 - Food, Beverage and Bar Gratuities Total gratuities collected in food, beverage and bar department of the hotel must be distributed evenly amongst employed staff in those departments, based on hours worked. CONDOMINIUMS The proportion of the total gratuities collected that an eligible employee must receive is an amount equal to that total divided by the hours worked by all eligible employees multiplied by the hours worked by the employee. Made in Executive Council’ this 17th day of November, 1992. MONA N, BANKS.JACKSON Clerk of Executive Council. c SL 2 of 1992 Page 7