Overview
- McDonald's states on its website that tips are not accepted because service is delivered by a team rather than rewarded individually.
- Diners who want to give extra are directed to in-restaurant boxes that collect for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
- Coverage reports the policy applies across all outlets, including in the United States where tipping is customary.
- An employee’s social-media post warned that attempts to tip violate policy and can place staff in an awkward position.
- UK context in the reports notes tipping is optional with typical 10–15% gratuities, and highlights RMHC UK's 14 houses and McDonald's UK workforce of over 120,000.