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Tattoo And Piercing Dress Code Policy
M.D. Home Health Care Services
P.O. Box #007 (972) 555-0121
Fort Worth, TX 76106 www.mdhhc.com

Tattoo & Piercing Dress Code Policy

November 1, 2017

Mr. Salawudeen, General Manager
D & N Logistics
9450 Skillman St.
Dallas, TX, 75243

Dear Mr. Salawudeen:

Subject: Tattoo & Piercing Policy

This is to inform you that the following Workplace Dress Codes are being enforced. We recommend that you look at the dress code in the workplace reasons and rights as an employer. This workplace dress code goes in to effect immediately.
The recommendations for the policy on tattooing and piercings in the workplace are as following:
Section 1: General Rule. Employees’ personal appearance and hygiene are important both to Employees and the
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(2011–2017). Retrieved from Hrsimple.com: https://hrsimple.com/blog/dress-codes
Management, S. F. (2015, March 25). Dress & Appearance: Tattoos/Piercings: May employers have dress code requirements that prohibit all visible tattoos and piercings? Retrieved from SHRM.org: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr-qa/pages/tattoosandpiercings.aspx
Ruthwakeman. (2016, August 25). Dress Code/Appearance in the Workplace. Retrieved from Picassohr.com: https://www.picassohr.com/dress-codeappearance-in-the-workplace/

When setting a dress code for employees it is important to assess what you want to gain from the appearance of your employees, as mentioned above it could be as simple as health and safety legislation requires employees to wear a certain attire, or not wear certain items because of the impact on their role, for example, a factory worker operating machinery may not be able to wear jewelry or loose clothing just in case it could be caught in the machinery. Tattoos and body piercings may be considered within your dress code policy as an employer may request an employee covers their tattoos while at work or removes any piercings if they feel this goes against their company image, or if piercings could cause a potential health and safety issue. (Ruthwakeman,

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