Point Distribution
When establishing your tip-sharing rules and tip pools, you will have the option to assign points for each job code's distribution. This system allows you to select the ratio of tip distribution between the job codes that receive tips from a tip pool or tip-sharing rule.
Ratios
In the image below, we see a single rule that is set to distribute 30% of the Server’s tips to the Bartender and Barback. The rule contains point values for each job code receiving tips from the rule, 4 points for each Bartender and 1 point each for each Barback.
This means that no matter how many Barbacks or Bartenders are clocked in, the Bartenders will always get four times as many tips as the Barbacks.
For example, if no one is clocked in as Bartender, then Barbacks will get all the tips.
If no one is clocked into either Bartender or Barback, the Server will retain the tips.
This is different than setting up two different rules that state that Servers tip out 7.5% of tips to Barbacks and a separate rule that says Servers tip out 22.5% to Bartenders.
In that case, there will no longer be a ratio; instead, set percentages will always be given to those respective Job Codes regardless of how many people are using those Job Codes.
If no one is clocked in as a Barback, the Server will retain those tips. If no one is clocked in as a Bartender, the Server will retain those tips.
Setting up two different rules can work well for restaurants that handle staffing and tip distribution more rigidly, such as franchises or multiple locations under a set corporate structure.
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