The impact of workers' tattoos and piercings on employment: Suggestions for pragmatic career planning

Leonidas Efthymiou; Yianna Orphanidou; Achilleas Karayiannis

doi:10.1108/978-1-80071-174-720230018

The impact of workers' tattoos and piercings on employment: Suggestions for pragmatic career planning

Leonidas Efthymiou, Yianna Orphanidou, Achilleas Karayiannis

Neapolis University Pafos

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What is the impact of workers' tattoos and piercings on hospitality work? While body-art is prohibited in some hotels, it is encouraged in others. Also, an even more ambiguous situation arises when body-art is neither accepted nor prohibited, depending on labour market conditions and managers' individualistic preferences. In this chapter, we explore how this ambiguity imposes challenges on employment and career planning. We first seek to understand how managers' perceptions and decisions concerning worker body-art change in different hotel categories. To do so, we draw on interviews with 25 General and Human Resource Managers in 18 upper market hotels, three lifestyle boutique-hotels and four luxury hotels. Then, we offer pragmatic suggestions on career planning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Emerald Handbook of Appearance in the Workplace
Publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Pages	301-316
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781800711747
ISBN (Print)	9781800711754
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80071-174-720230018
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 2023

Keywords

Body-art
Career planning
Hospitality
Hotels
Piercings
Tattoos

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