[Jamie Pearson]

Its a good job my mate Cammy is self employed!!























As a tattoo artist!
The scarring stuff he is into is just mental.
He has a forked tongue too.
Thats a peace symbol for those that dont know its origins.
You can see his work here. All done with tiny little dots
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.248289225987.147348.626065987&type=3

[AshWhite]

Jamie, I thought you couldn't leave school in Scotland until you have a tattoo?

I'm saying that, but every Welsh man from the valleys has the Three Feathers tattooed on them somewhere (mine is on my shoulder). The women and gays have 'Made in Wales'.

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

i tattooed my wrists with indian ink when i was 13 was a bit of a rum en in my younger days and put a dot on my hand which looked absolute horrible was good at the time lol iv'e still got the ones on my wrist they look a rite mess and the dot on my hand i had covered with a swallow a few month ago looks a lot better than dots lol allthough i don't think it put's customers off aslong as your nice and polite then i don't see a problem if you have tatts or not.

[derek west]

I had someone working for me once who I had to sack because he always
had his tattoo on show.

It was on his cock.

[Jamie Pearson]

Jamie, I thought you couldn't leave school in Scotland until you have a tattoo?

Primary school.

[mark_roberts]

I agree  personality etc thats what we must consider first but appearance is also almost as important.

What people choose to do to themselves is up to them, they have to answer for it, I agree.

However do I want someone with orange hair, covered in tats, everything pierced.  No I do not as that person is representing me and my business.  Its not the image I want to give esp to my older customers who may not be so comfortable with it.

So under the current law can I ask and tell to cover up?

I should say my current helper has them but he choose to declare it at interview and request a long sleeve shirt as he regrets having them.

Thanks
Mark

[Craigp]

I have read a bit, it seems its very hazy regarding law, but suffice to say employers can refuse someone on the grounds that their tattos are not inline with the image the company wants to portray if for example its to work in restaurants or dealing with the public, ect.

So go ahead ask.

I can see the EU changing this some day soon!   

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Craigp has that famous welsh railway station tattooed on his man hood...rhyl

Shaun

[Craigp]

No its; supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in chinese!

[Shaun_Ashmore]

God it's even shorter in Chinese

Shaun

[wynne jones]

I agree  personality etc thats what we must consider first but appearance is also almost as important.

What people choose to do to themselves is up to them, they have to answer for it, I agree.

However do I want someone with orange hair, covered in tats, everything pierced.  No I do not as that person is representing me and my business.  Its not the image I want to give esp to my older customers who may not be so comfortable with it.

So under the current law can I ask and tell to cover up?

I should say my current helper has them but he choose to declare it at interview and request a long sleeve shirt as he regrets having them.

Thanks
Mark

Although this question has been answered already, maybe you ought to get in touch with an employment law specialist and ask them. Saying Craig Googled it and said it was OK, probably won't cut it at the tribunal.  

[mark_roberts]

Shame as I was going to cut and paste it as evidence

Maybe will use my FSB membership for once and ring their legal service.

Mark

[Craigp]

Yeah tell them Craig on 'clean it up' said its fine, and I spent 5 minutes researching that you know.

You must cover your back. Tell them you wont let any old numpty misinform you on some forum. This was Craigp on 'clean it up'

I rekon your be water tight with that.

[Joe W Brown]

I tend to naturally be more wary of people with tattoos. I know a lot of cowboy dealers who have tattoos. The fact that a lot of my close friends have tattoos and are trustworthy people sways things, but not enough to turn off the alarm bells in my head completely.

My Dad is very conservative and is much more inclined to do business with someone in a suit with no tattoos showing, than someone in casual clothes showing tattoos. Despite maybe being of a dying generation - as a businessman, my Dad is the exact type of client who I want to attract and impress.

For this reason I would be reluctant to allow tattoos near my business image and therefore reluctant to hire someone with tattoos. Certainly I would request him/her to hide her tattoos on the job.


Im not overly pro shirts and ties. I think they are uncounfy, lack freedom of expression, very inconvenient to keep clean and are therefore getting outdated in the new generations. However they sell. And if it means impressing a client I will certainly put on a shirt and tie! To not do so would mean loosing out on lots of money over time.

[feldon]

Its a good job my mate Cammy is self employed!!























As a tattoo artist!
The scarring stuff he is into is just mental.
He has a forked tongue too.
Thats a peace symbol for those that dont know its origins.
You can see his work here. All done with tiny little dots
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.248289225987.147348.626065987&type=3

What's that spot on his nose?

[Jamie Pearson]

They were cut using a dermal punch for taking off moles.

2 x 5mm holes. No anaesthetic either. He is a nutcase.

[AshWhite]

Yeah, but I bet he's screwed when he needs to write a reminder on the back of his hand!

[Billy Russell]

bet you wouldn't want to be stood to the left of him when he's got a cold! You might get it in the side of the head!!!

 

[Craigp]

Someone should colour him in.

[SteveAllan]

I've heard it all now.