High street music retailer, HMV, have reportedly introduced a
new "appearance policy" requiring employees to smarten
up, or face disciplinary action. The new policy dictates that
"high standards of personal grooming" will be expected.
Long hair must be tied up and while "discreet" tattoos or
piercings will be allowed, the new policy states that "extreme
body art" must be removed or covered up. Twitter users have
expressed their anger with one user describing the "extreme
tattoo" ban as "backwards".
A spokesperson for HMV has made the following statement:
"Media reports on this have been somewhat
sensationalised, and we're not trying to ban tattoos or
anything else for that matter, but if someone does have extensive
body art - whether in-store or at head office, we would expect them
to cover this up whilst working... It goes without saying that we
want our work colleagues to feel valued as individuals who can
express their personalities, but it's also important that
