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.

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