The practice, also known as 'troncing' is common practice in many chains and after high profile campaigns by The Mirror and The Independent newspapers. A report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has highlighted how restaurants, cafes and bars will find themselves worse off. Andrew Garbutt, director at PwC, the accountancy firm explained: "Currently, the average base pay for waiting and bar staff is around £3.50-£3.75 an hour plus tips. In fact, base pay can be as little as £2 an hour. However, by the time this change is introduced the minimum wage will be set at £5.73 an hour, with tips on top." Adding that "the impact ... of this change will be to raise costs for the average chain by up to 10 per cent."