Body Art In The Workplace

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Tattoos and piercings in the work place have been an ongoing conflict between employees and employers. Many businesses choose not to hire people who have tattoos or piercings that are visible. Many employers feel that if someone is going to permanently mar their body, that individual might not take their job very seriously. Purpose This report was created in response to a request by Miles Crossforth, the 36 year old CEO of his family firm Crossforth Distributors. We are going to address the subject of body piercing and tattoos within the workplace. This research was organized by Paige Colon, Weston Griffin, Austin Karnes, and Jo Rodriguez. The information found in this report will help answer the following questions: 1) How common is body art (body piercings and tattoos) among younger workers? 2) Are some forms of body art more acceptable than others? 3) What are companies doing about employees or potential employees with body art? 4) Do companies have policies about body art? Procedures The information for this report was conducted by a mixture of primary and secondary research. The primary research was a survey done by forty individuals. The people that completed the survey were all above eighteen years of age and classified as young adults entering, or about to enter, the workforce. The secondary research compiles numerous articles from the Steen Library databases at Stephen F. Austin State University. The concluding results are included near the end of the report in Appendix A. Scope and Limitations The information that was gathered in our secondary research is limited to corporation businesses. The secondary research mainly consists of employers and their views on tattoos and piercings in the workplace. Our primary research consists only of a percentage of young adults entering the workforce and their opinion on tattoos in the
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