Waiter 2017 €80
Waitress 2017 €80
Waiter 2016 €97
Waitress 2016 €80
Waiter 2015 €97
Waitress 2015 €64
Waiter 2014 €97
Waitress 2014 €64
Waiter 2013 €97
Waitress 2013 €64
Josie writes:
Some may be unaware that tax relief is available to some workers in specific roles and industries, e.g. shop assistants, nurses, etc. The list can be found here: One that stood out to me was the flat rate tax relief available to waiters vs. waitresses in the hotel industry:
Until last year waiters got more tax relief than waitresses.
Until this year women doing the same job as men were explicitly offered less tax relief by Revenue. The amount was revised in 2016, but remained unequal on gender grounds until 2017. So in 2016 someone reviewed it and chose to make it…slightly less discriminatory. In 2016. Sigh.
Fight!
Archaic and ludicrous but might it have had more to do with the roles originally not being the exact same job back when this sort of thing was thought up? One took orders the other didn’t, one took flies from your soup, the other put them there, and so on. Would be interesting to find out what the exact job descriptions were. What’s a head waiter and why do they did more of an allowance?
Even if you’re right (and you’re not), it was one role for men and a different role for women. I.e., sexism.
What was the purpose of the tax relief? aren’t they usually to do with the expenses you incur by doing your job? (I often think I should be entitled to tax write offs eds my suits and loafers)
it’s hard to imagine any reason why a man should get more than a woman
1. You’re probably not going to have your question answered on the comment section of a blog full of deluded and bored office workers.
2. Why the hell are you offended by the idea of people who work crap hours for crap money can get 80 bleedin blips off their annual tax bill?
3. To pay for the clean shirts and slacks they have to wear to work maybe?
not offended but thanks for your other points :-)
Or maybe it was a case the male uniform cost more to wash, more items maybe. But sure there are all kinds of weird procedures in what can and cant be claimed, example, a nurse has to buy her uniform but support staff have it supplied. Yet bought get an allowance to laundry it.
Are we claiming to be civilised or are we not? This crap about the work of the wimmins and the children being of less value than that of men is NONSENSE, and it always was. The truth is that it’s institutionalized unfairness. Let’s grow up and face it.
Where is the outrage and correction for Cardiac Technicians ?
Female 212
Male 107
Is that the disparity? Jesus, that’s not on at all.
This kind of double standard irritates the spit out of me. It really does. What’s the point of promoting ‘equality’ in our society, if this is what’s happening on the flip-side. Equality should mean equality.
And if that were the case, the world would be a f##king utopian dream.
That’s what it’s supposed to mean, but never has under feminism…. Sadly.
…bloody feminists paying men more than women for the same work.
Bins didn’t come this morning. I’ve written a stern letter to Germaine Greer on the back of it.
Wooooooooossshhhh!
I actually didn’t spot that. Utterly ridiculous for the same exact reason.
How are tips taxed?
Through the duties on alcohol and tobacco.
…badum tish
Won’t someone plse think of the patriarchy?!
LOL
Isn’t it great that parity has been achieved! Great country except for the whinging losers and the dole scroungers.
WTF?
That’s bizzare!
Given that these arrangements were traditionally negotiated by unions with Revenue, you have to ask which particular union thought this was an acceptable disparity over the years.
Ask yourself, Scanlan, who, in the main, were negotiating terms on behalf of workers in these Unions over the years? Unreconstructed, old style “*!!@#, that’s who. Built in unfairness.
Can someone tell me (maybe Josie) if these deductions are taken automatically when they see what occupations you are in or do they have to be claimed? And are they taken into account if you request a P21?
Pretty sure PAYE workers have to manually claim any credits owed to them apart from the employee and single/married persons credits. Go onto PAYE Anytime off the Revenue website and you claim them with a couple of clicks.
I’m not a tax expert by any means so open to correction.
It’s not an automatic deduction. You must apply for this in the same way you would a tax credit or health expenses – on your paye anytime account. To get the best advice though, give the Revenue helpline a ring. They’ve always been knowledgeable when I’ve called in the past.
Nice one thanks. I know a couple of freelance actors and there seems to be a sizeable deduction available for them. Cheers.