A message from the Director of Human Resources
"Some of the information that the Open University asks job applicants and employees to disclose can be considered sensitive and private. The University will protect the privacy of individuals by ensuring information is only used to monitor equality of opportunity. While disclosure is always a matter of personal choice, providing information about your individual characteristics, such as disability, religion and sexual orientation is important so that the University can understand and respond to the needs and circumstances of its diverse workforce."
Nigel Holt, Director of Human Resources
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If you apply to work at the Open University, you will be asked to disclose information about any disabilities you have, about your ethnicity, gender, religion or belief and your sexual orientation.
If you work at the University, you will be reminded regularly to keep this information up to date using a system called Staff Self Serve. Existing members of staff can update their information at any time by going to the OU intranet and clicking on the 'Staff' button and following the link to Staff Self Serve, then click on the Personal Details tab.
Use the additional links on the right to read:
- Answers to fequently asked questions about declaring sensitive personal information
- Quotes from existing staff about the importance and benefits of declaring