ESS is UCC’s Employee Self-Service Portal.
All eligible staff will receive an email with details to login into ESS to allow them to view their payslips.
If you're logging into ESS for the first time, please be aware that you should receive an email with the subject line: “UCC EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE [ESS] REGISTRATION.”
This email includes a link to complete your ESS setup. Once verified, your ESS account will be activated, giving you access to the relevant menus.
Top Tips:
- If the ESS link you received from UCC EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE [ESS] REGISTRATION does not work then please allow 24 hours for this link to activate.
- For future logins please remember to go to Employee Self-Service Portal and hit ESS Login!
- If after 24 hours the link you received still does not work then please log a call with IT Services Support
Supports:
The Government’s new Auto Enrolment Scheme, MyFutureFund, commenced in January 2026.
MyFutureFund will be administered by the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA), with the aim of increasing pension coverage in Ireland.
Employees will be automatically enrolled into the scheme if they earn more than €20,000 per year, are aged between 23 and 60, and are not paying into a pension through payroll.
All queries will be handled by NAERSA via your employee portal, MyFutureFund
Further Information for Employees
MyFutureFund Employee Portal -> MyFutureFund
Department of Social Protection -> Auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment: Your questions answered -> Auto-enrolment: Your questions answered
Videos to guide you through MyFutureFund -> Auto-enrolment explained - YouTube
Email us at: payrollqueries@ucc.ie
Please include:
- Name
- PPSN
- Staff Number
- Email Address
