Footage of protests held outside a Pizza Express branch in Bloomsbury, London on Monday over the distribution of staff tips.

The protests were staged by trade union Unite in response to the pizza chain creaming off a proportion of tips for staff that have been paid on credit and debit cards.

It was discovered that the company pockets 8% of every tip received as an admin fee.

Speaking to a news organisation, Chantal Chegrinec, campaigns officer at Unite, said "We believe this 8% fee is unfair and that, if the chain values its staff, it should be paying them the total tips they are given by customers

We are starting with Pizza Express but they are by no means the only offender and we will be turning our attention to other companies after this.”

Footage of protests held outside a Pizza Express branch in Bloomsbury, London on Monday over the distribution of staff tips.

The protests were staged by trade union Unite in response to the pizza chain creaming off a proportion of tips for staff that have been paid on credit and debit cards.

It was discovered that the company pockets 8% of every tip received as an admin fee.

Speaking to a news organisation, Chantal Chegrinec, campaigns officer at Unite, said "We believe this 8% fee is unfair and that, if the chain values its staff, it should be paying them the total tips they are given by customers

We are starting with Pizza Express but they are by no means the only offender and we will be turning our attention to other companies after this.”