EDI Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

Legal Framework

Key pieces of national legislation include the following. These pieces of legislation prohibit discrimination and harassment on nine equality grounds: Gender, civil status, family status, age, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and membership of the Traveller community.

• Employability Equality Acts 1998-2015 prohibits discrimination in employment, including recruitment, promotion, pay and other conditions of employment.
• Equal Status Acts 2000-2015 prohibit discrimination in access to and provision of services, including education.

Other relevant pieces of legislation include the following:

• The Institutes of Technology Act 2006 obligates Governing Bodies to promote equality and diversity among students and staff, specifically regarding gender balance and access.
• The Disability Act 2005 obligates public bodies to provide integrated access to services and information to people with disabilities, as well as promoting the employment of people with disabilities.
• The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 requires that in the performance of their functions public bodies shall have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and treatment and protect the human rights of staff and service users.

TUS Policies & Procedures

TUS is committed to equality and diversity amongst our staff, students and stakeholders. As relevant policies are approved, they will be found on this webpage.

TUS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

TUS is committed to the principles and promotion of equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of the TU’s activity and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy details how this commitment will be implemented.

TUS Policy on Gender Identity & Expression

TUS is committed to recognising and supporting diversity in gender identity and gender expression. The overall aim of this policy is to promote and support an environment of dignity, respect and inclusivity, where staff and students can develop to their full potential, irrespective of gender identity and gender expression.

Name Change support for Students and Staff with diverse genders

TUS is committed to supporting students and staff with diverse genders. Details on the process for name change support are outlined below. 

A full list of other HR policies can be found on the HR section of this website here.

Guidance Documents

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion office encourages all TUS staff to familiarise themselves with recently published Guidance Documents in relation to Inclusive Committees and Meetings, Promoting Professionally Written Communications, and the Right to Disconnect. Staff are reminded that these are not policy documents but rather sets of guidelines indicating best practice to support equity, fairness and staff wellbeing.