Establish the basis on which assistance dogs can be brought into the workplace
Key points
Assistance dogs can enable people with a wide range of disabilities to work.
The admittance of an assistance dog may be a reasonable adjustment for a disabled employee, so employers should give appropriate consideration to a request for an assistance dog to be accommodated in the workplace.
Employers should consider the basis on which assistance dogs can be brought into the workplace and what accommodations they can make to ensure that such an arrangement is successful.
