What's next? Not hiring someone because they drink, eat junk food, don't exercise, etc. The more these companies make stringent rules and regulations, more people will end up being unemployed.
What you do on your off time should not concern the employer as long as you perform your job!
"What's next? Not hiring someone because they drink, eat junk food, don't exercise, etc."
That's already in effect. If you walk into a waiting room at a company and look at the candidates waiting to be interviewed for a position, the lead goes to the trim and the fit, every time. Some of us say, I have every right to do and be whatever I want with my body. Fine, but don't employers have a right to hire the person who projects more energy, confidence, self-control--and is, statistically, less likely to miss work because of illness, and more likely to be productive?
"The more these companies make stringent rules and regulations, more people will end up being unemployed." I will default to paraphrase what many people say on this forum all the time: If you don't like the rules of your company, you are free to find another company.
"What you do on your off time should not concern the employer as long as you perform your job!" See paragragh one. Here's an extreme example: a functional alchoholic can "perform" his job--but I'd rather have someone else performing it, thanks. Someone who's more productive, doesn't increase my liability, and is less likely to cause injury to himself or others.
Be honest: If you bid out a remodeling job in your home, are you more inclined to give the job the the trim, clear-eyed, articulate contractor...or the slovenly slob who projects an image that sets off your alarms?
No, I'm not an employer.