'Tattoos no longer confined to sailors': The Ottawa Hospital told it can't force nurses to hide body art or remove piercings
The Ottawa Hospital’s pioneering attempt to impose a dress code on its staff has been struck down by a labour arbitrator, who ruled there was no justification for ordering workers to cover up their tattoos and remove their piercings.
Defending a policy considered unique in Canadian health care, the hospital had argued the body art could be disturbing to patients who need all the help they can get to recover.
A win for self-expression: Canada judge rules hospital employees cannot be forced to cover up tattoos and piercings in the workplace anymore.
