Petition · past parliament

Make discrimination of tattoos/piercings in the workplace a criminal offence

Closed 30 signatures

What the petition asks

People shouldn't be discriminated against for their tattoos or piercings because it doesn't affect your quality/quantity of work. It's the same as discriminating against someone for their hair/eye/skin colour.
Many people are discriminated against for their tattoos/piercings and a lot of people are rejected jobs because of them. body art doesn't affect the way someone works or how much someone works. so why are tattoos and piercings such a problem in the workplace?

Timeline

25 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jan 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 30
Status Closed
Opened 25 Jul 2016
Closed 25 Jan 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.