HR Direct Employee Data

UMass Amherst strives to create an inclusive and respectful living and learning environment including encouraging use of correct pronouns for members of our campus community.

UMass Amherst employees can update their sex and pronouns in HR Direct through Employee Self Service by selecting Personal Details > Sex/Pronouns. The How to Update document provides step-by-step instructions.

Please note: pronoun and sex information in the student system (SPIRE) is not transferred to HR Direct, nor is pronoun or sex information from HR Direct transferred to SPIRE (instructions on how to update your personal information in SPIRE). Separately, Zoom provides information on how to share your pronouns in that platform.

For more information about:

• Chosen name
• Sex marker and legal sex
• Gender Identity
• Pronouns

With whom is HR Direct sex marker information shared?

Health Insurance

• Benefited employees: HR Direct sex marker information is shared with the MA Group Insurance Commission (“GIC”) and the employee's GIC insurance provider(s). The GIC and their health insurance companies require a binary sex in their systems. The GIC will contact you directly to obtain a binary sex selection if your HR Direct sex is listed as X.
• Postdoctoral employees: HR Direct sex marker information is shared with the Postdoctoral health insurance provider. Insurance coverage is not impacted by HR Direct sex marker. 

Dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance coverages are not impacted by an employee’s HR Direct sex marker.