Tip Sharing Rules enable the distribution of a percentage of tips from one job code to another. This is most effective for rewarding job codes that assist a job code that generates sales with tips.
For example:
A rule might distribute 3% of credit card tips and/or gift card tips and gratuity service charges from Servers to Cooks.
A rule might distribute tips equivalent to 1% of drink sales from bartenders to barbacks.
How to Set Up a Tip-Sharing Rule
From your dashboard, navigate to the Tip Distribution page. Select the Tip Sharing tab.
Click the blue Create button to open the rule creator.
Follow the prompts to configure the rule settings.
Configurable Settings:
Schedule: Set when the rule runs.
Effective Date: Set the specific date when that rule starts taking effect and applies to your tip distributions.
Distribution Frequency: determines how often tip distribution occurs in a rule
Percentage: Define the percentage of tips or sales to be shared.
"Collect From" Job Code: Select the job code from which tips will be collected.
"Distribute To" Job Code: Select the job code that will receive the shared tips.
💡 Considerations:
Job Code Based: TipTip Sharing rules and Tip Pools in TipHaus are based on Job Codes, not individual employees. It is not possible to create custom rules targeted to specific employees, only to the job codes they are assigned.
Order of Operations: In TipHaus, Tip Sharing Rules are processed before Tip Pools. If an employee is routed tips through a tip-sharing rule, those tips are theirs to keep and will not be routed into a tip pool.
Available Rule Types and Frequencies
Your account has the following options by default:
Rule Types:
Tip-Based
Sales-Based
Distribution Frequencies:
Daily
Hourly
Half-Hourly
Time of Sale
Activating Advanced Features
Please contact the support team if you need to activate the following features for your account:
Cash Tip Distribution Rules
Weekly Distribution Frequency (Note: This is not available for accounts on a semi-monthly pay period.)
💡 Need weekly rules or set cash tips distribution? Contact support to activate these features for your account.
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