Petition · past parliament

Stop discriminating workers with dyed hair, allow dyed hair at all workplaces

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Today I was sent home from my workplace because I had dyed my hair pink; I was told to come back to work when I had dyed my hair a natural colour. This is discrimation and is unfair, how does the colour of my hair affect my ability to work just like everyone else?
Lots of employees are allowed to have tattoos, as they should do, but how is having a tattoo any different from having unnatural coloured hair?

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

At the moment, dress codes are the responsibility of each individual employer, rather than the Government or Parliament.

You could start a new petition asking for a change in the law, so that - for example - employers would not be allowed to impose dress codes which dictate how their employees hair can look.

Timeline

5 Sep 2016 Petition opened for signatures
7 Sep 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Sep 2016

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