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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Complete the Employee Equity Census today!

This year’s Employee Equity Census (previously known as the Equity Survey) has launched in Workday.

The goal of the census is to continue an ongoing confidential collection of socio-demographic data to better understand the composition of the UݮƵ community and to inform equity initiatives across the institution. Data from this year’s census will begin to be compiled in September 2023.

The first survey was launched in June 2021 via email to almost 50,000 students, faculty, and staff, and achieved a 26 per centstudent participation rate and a 46 per centemployee participation rate. The census will be administered to employees via Workday.

“Data from the previous census resulted in impactful changes, proving that data-focused initiatives like this inform the direction of our institution and bring us closer as a community,” Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism Christopher Taylor and Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Michelle Hollis wrote in a recent communication to leaders. “TheCluster Hiring Initiative,tuition waiver, and theintegration of pronouns into the University data systemsare all positive outcomes of the information collected from the previous census.”

The Employee Equity Census will take only a few minutes to complete. Please participate at your earliest convenience because data collection for this year’s annual report will close on October 31, 2023.

Learn more about the Employee Equity Census on theEquity Data Strategywebsite. If you have any questions about the census, its methodology and how its data is used, you can emailanalysis@uwaterloo.ca.

Watch this shortvideoon how to access the Employee Equity Census in Workday or follow the steps below.

1.Click the link that was sent to you in theUݮƵ’s Employee EquityCensusemail or click the link below:

2.Login to Workday.

The Workday Login screen.

3. TheCreate Requesttextbox will appear. Click on theRequest Typedrop- down menu.

The Create Request window.

4. SelectAll.

The Create Request window showing "Select All."

5.Select Employee Equity Census and then click OK.

The window showing "Equity Census."

Learn more about theEmployee Equity Censuson theEquity Data Strategywebsite. If you have any questions about the census, its methodology and how its data is used, you can emailanalysis@uwaterloo.ca.