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Employers are missing out on younger talent because of negative attitudes towards visible tattoos at work, according to research published today by workplace experts Acas. The independent report, Dress codes and appearances at work, found that managers and employees continue to have negative attitudes towards visible tattoos which can sometimes affect recruitment decisions. This is despite the survey by the website Ask finding that almost one in three (29%) 16- to 44-year-olds now have tattoos. Both the public and private sector are affected. Public-sector workers feel that people would not have confidence in the professionalism of a person with a visible tattoo. In the private sector, organisations ranging from law firms to removal companies have concerns about negative attitudes among clients and customers about visible tattoos at work. Acas has updated its guidance on dress codes in response to the findings and other developments, including the case in May this year of a temporary worker sent home without pay for refusing to wear high heels at work.Police union wants forces to reconsider bans on visible tattoos
The Acas research follows the call in August from the police staff association, the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW), for a consistent, national approach and a "sensible discussion" about the ban in many forces on police officers having tattoos on their hands, neck or faces. The PFEW is concerned that the ban could be excluding good candidates from joining the force. The federation is conducting research on the attitudes of the polic
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