Mandatory tipping

Mandatory tipping (also known as a mandatory gratuity or an autograt) is a tip which is added automatically to the customer's bill, without the customer determining the amount or being asked. It may be implemented in several ways, such as applying a fixed percentage to all customer's bills, or to large groups, or on a customer by customer basis. Some economists have argued that tipping is economically inefficient, and suggested that mandatory gratuity might solve some of this issue.