Do People With Tattoos Have Equal Opportunities In The Labour Market

Authors

  • Pavel Bankovskij Higher Education Institution, Lithuania

Keywords:

People With Tattoos, Discrimination In The Workplace, Equal Opportunities

Abstract

The article focuses on the theoretical analysis of discrimination and the situation of equal opportunities in the labour market among people with tattoos. The aim of the research is to identify the situation of equitable engagement in the labour market for individuals with tattoos. The paper presents the results of a quantitative study. The data analysis showed that respondents indicated that they had been discriminated against 1-2 times and 2% indicated that they had been discriminated against more than a few times at work because of their tattoos. Other aspects of equal opportunities presented in this paper

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Published

2024-06-22

How to Cite

Pavel Bankovskij. (2024). Do People With Tattoos Have Equal Opportunities In The Labour Market. Multidisciplinary Joint Akseprin Journal, 2(2), 31–41. Retrieved from https://jurnal.akseprin.org/index.php/MJAJ/article/view/78

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