Tuesday newspaper round-up: Tips, eBay, business confidence

Unions fear some restaurants and other businesses may slip through the net of new legislation over the fair distribution of tips and service charges that comes into force in Great Britain on Tuesday. The government said the long-planned changes would mean workers would be in line for about £200m that may otherwise have been retained by employers. Under the new rules 100% of tips – by cash or card – and any service charge levied on customers must be passed on to staff working in restaurants, cafes, hotels, hairdressers or taxi firms. – Guardian

Online retailer eBay has scrapped fees for private sellers across almost all of its categories as it attempts to keep fast-growing rivals such as Depop and Vinted at arm’s length. The move means eBay’s UK sellers no longer have to pay transaction fees, except for cars, motorcycles and other vehicles. In April this year, eBay removed fees for private sellers of pre-owned clothes, and the company said it was “now evolving the experience even further”. – Guardian

Families with children will still be worse off than pensioners even after Rachel Reeves’s raid on winter fuel payments, a Left-leaning think tank has claimed. The Resolution Foundation has warned that working-age families are more likely than older people to struggle with their energy bills in the coming months, notwithstanding the Chancellor’s decision to scrap the £300 payment for millions of pensioners. – Telegraph

Confidence among business leaders has drained away in advance of the autumn budget as they weigh up the prospect of higher taxes and stricter employment regulations. The Institute of Directors’ economic confidence index, which measures business leaders’ optimism about the economic climate, registered a decline from -12 in August to -38 in September. The index also recorded a slide in directors’ investment intentions, which have steadily fallen over the summer, from 36 in July to 23 in August, down to -6 in September. – The Times

Anna Anthony is to become the first female boss of a big four professional services firm in the UK after she was selected to take over as the new managing partner of EY. Anthony will start in her new role, leading EY’s business in the UK and Ireland, on January 1. She will succeed Hywel Ball, who is stepping down after being managing partner since 2020. – The Times