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Tattoo Ban on new employees
If even a hint of tattoo shows out of your collar, don't even attempt to apply for a job working for Bountiful City Council The City Council has voted to ban all new applicants from applying for jobs if they display head, face, neck or hand tattoos - presently tattooed staff members are exempt from the new directive. Officials in this Davis County municipality said that the ban - which also requires male workers to remove any piercings - did not originate from a previous incident, but rather is in anticipation of a safety issue and preventative as this current trend increases. "We require our staff to appear professional . . . so people will feel comfortable when dealing with our employees," said City Manager Tom Hardy. Bountiful based its policy on a Los Angeles Police Department tattoo ban. Several other police departments across the Wasatch Front, including West Jordan's and Ogden's, limit officers from having tattoos that are visable, but the policy doesn't extend to all city employees; Bountiful employees were unaware whether their city' was the first such ban in Utah. There was a meeting with employees about concerns from staff who are military veterans - a spokesman said that a clause for existing employees was inserted, and forearm tattoos are allowed if covered up.
The ban on piercings requires male employees to remove any studs or rings while working, although women can have "ordinary earrings." Also, existing employees who get disallowed tattoos or piercings are considered to have resigned. And while a ban on offensive or gang-related ink is understandable to Bountiful resident Steve Richards, the rest of the prohibition is he said "a joke. What are we in now, 2008?" he asked, adding "we've come a long way since things were so dictatorial". A spokesman said that the policy is likely "generational" and could be obsolete in 30 years time. "Some people don't feel comfortable with interacting with people that have on show tattoos and male piercings. "And some would say it looks unprofessional." A 2006 Pew survey found 36 percent of 18- to 25- year-olds had tattoos, and that number jumped to 40 percent amidst 26- to 40-year-olds, but dropped down to just 10 percent for the 41 to 64 set.
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Yeah, it's definitely something for the younger crowd. I think it's a bit short-sighted by the city council though.
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