Information about employees’ sexual orientation and gender identity is important for monitoring potential inequality at work and in developing and assessing diversity and inclusion policy. At the same time, it is important to handle sensitive information about employees with care. Information about a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity is personal data and subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national implementation acts. This legislation is intended to protect people’s privacy.
To help D&I officers navigate these issues, Stefan Kulk, Marthe van der Velde, Martine Veldhuizen and I created this handout that gives D&I officers an overview of the most important rules to follow in order to avoid pitfalls when developing and rolling out diversity and inclusion policy.
