So I get the issue with neck, hand or face tats in certain jobs. Surely everything else is covered up in a white collar job anyway, unless you're wearing short sleeve shirts to work but in that case you should be sacked for crimes against fashion!
The BBC article was about people being passed...
I think you sound like a bigot.
Tatoos are so common these days I think these views will fade in time. It's a shame people still look to judges others superficially. Character, personality and actions are much better things to measure a person by.