Dogs in the workplace?

[Birnside]

I know there is a lot of focus on Dogs, but what is Royal Mail’s stance on bringing dogs into the workplace?

Some companies allow it, and even promote it post Covid, and some companies don’t allow it full stop. Now, with Royal Mail focusing on dogs attacking posties being one side of the coin, I do know of a manager and a postman who both occasionally bring dogs into the workplace into the office, and out on delivery with no problems or questions ever being raised at all? To the local community it is a bit of a novelty that the postman has a dog instead of a cat!
Apparently there being no rules within RM stating that it can’t be done.
So, is it ok or not, and at what level is such a decision made?

Thanks.

[Woody Guthrie]

It's definitely not okay.
It could potentially put the business at risk of legal liability should the dog attack another member of staff or simply cause someone to have an allergic reaction.

[smok3y666]

It's definitely not okay.
It could potentially put the business at risk of legal liability should the dog attack another member of staff or simply cause someone to have an allergic reaction.

There's one or 2 i'd let my dogs savage at our depot.

[Dorset Plodder]

Used to have a DOM who thought is was great to bring her dog into the office. So a few of the Posties decided they'd bring their dogs in as well. FFS it was like Bloody Battersea dogs home with the noisy bastards Barking & Snapping at each other. Needless to say EVERYONE was told to stop bringing their dogs in.

One of The Old Gits still used to take his dog out on deliver in his van. Everyone used hate being his Day Off Cover. They used to have to decontaminate the van every time as it stank of dog and was covered in dog hairs! Mind you so was he.