Definition: How you perceive your gender, as opposed to your legal and/or birth sex.
Further Information: Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis
Who has access to the data: EDI Unit
Breakdown of Diversity Data Collected in Employee Self-Service (ESS):
Currently, you can update the following diversity information which is located under the diversity section of the ESS screen.
- Gender Identity
- Sexual Orientation
- Date of Birth
- Ethnic Origin
- Nationality
- Religion or belief
- Civil Status
- Family Status
- Disability Information
- Category of disability
How do I update/provide my personal diversity data?
Personal diversity data can be amended via the employee self service screen. To update your diversity details please follow the instructions below:
- Click (opens in a new window)Go to the Employee Self Service portal and, if required, log in using your UCD Username and password and follow all prompts.
- This will bring you to the ESS homepage. On the top/upper-left corner, click on the circle (containing your initials) next to your name which will open a new page.
- On the next page, click the Diversity tab on the left-hand side. This will reveal the dropdown options called page 1 and page 2.
- Please update your diversity details on Page 1 and click Save (bottom right) to record your diversity details before moving to page 2.
- Once finished on page 2, please click save (bottom right) to record your diversity details.
* If you do not click save, any details which you have updated will not be saved.
For further support on the Employee Self-Service (ESS) Portal
please visit the ESS page.
We would encourage all employees to review their diversity details regularly to ensure they are correct and up to date. If you have problems logging in or don't know your university username or password, please contact HR via email to hrhelpdesk@ucd.ie. If you have any questions about the information shown in Employee Self-Service Diversity page, please contact the EDI Office via email to edi@ucd.ie.
Definition:Who you are emotionally and sexually attracted to
Further Information:Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis
Who has access to the data: EDI Unit
Definition: Day, Month & Year you were born
Further Information:Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis
Who has access to this data: EDI Unit
Definition: The group to which you perceive you belong, as defined by ancestral, cultural, religious, linguistic and/or racial background, rather than your nationality or citizenship
Further information: Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis.
Who has access to this data: EDI Unit
Definition: The country of which you may be a national and are legally allowed to reside
Further information: Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis.
Who has access to this data: EDI Unit
Definition: An organised religion (eg Christianity, Judaism, Islam etc.) to which you belong or a religious or philosophical belief (e.g. Humanism, Atheism) that you hold, or having no religion or belief.
Further information: Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis
Who has access to this data: EDI Unit
Definition: The distinct options that describes your relationship with a significant other. Married, single, divorced, and widowed are examples of civil status.
Further information:Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis
Who has access to this data: EDI Unit
Defination: Whether or not you have day-to-day caring responsibilities for children and/or adults
Further Information: Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis
Who has access to the data: EDI Unit
Definition: Whether or not you have a physical and/or mental health condition or impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Further information: Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis.
Who will have access to this data: EDI Unit
Definition: The Category of disability/long-term health condition you may have.
Further information: Required for anonymised diversity reporting, monitoring and analysis.
Who will have access to this data: EDI Unit