The law sets out that tips must be distributed between workers at the place of business where the tips are received. This means that employers cannot pool the tips received across multiple sites of operation, or different branches. Example
Amrit is a bartender in a quiet seaside branch of a pub chain. All tips are pooled from the busier city centre branch of the same chain and divided between the workers in both pubs. As this would count as multiple sites of operation, this would not be permitted.
Example
Lucy is a worker in a holiday camp. Lucy and her colleagues work across a number of bars and food service locations all within the holiday camp. Tips collected across all the drink and food service locations are pooled, and distributed equally amongst all staff. As this would count as a single site of operation, this would likely be permitted.