This week Checkpoint's reported on the rise of a new eftpos machine that poses the sometimes awkward tipping question to customers on a brightly lit screen.
It's hard to ignore; Do you want to tip 5,10 or 15%?
But electronic tipping also raises a bunch of questions such as who is in control of the money and who gets it.
Employment lawyer Barbara Buckett from BuckettLaw speaks to Lisa Owen.