Changing Emergency Contacts Using Employee Self Service in HRS

Overview

This procedure is for an employee to change Emergency Contacts in HRS through self-service via the portal.

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Instructions for Adding or Editing an Emergency Contact

1. When you are logged into the employee portal (see Logging into the My.Wisconsin.edu / My.Wisc.edu System Portal), click the Personal Information Tile.
   

2. Click on Update My Personal Information link.




3. Click Emergency Contacts from the left side menu.

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Updating or Deleting a Contact

1. Click on the row with the information to update.




2. Update Contact Name.

3. To update the address or phone number, click on the row with that information.

4. To delete the contact, click the Delete button.

5. Click Save and a green success banner will appear briefly at the top of the page.

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Adding an Emergency Contact

1. Click the plus sign above Contact Name.




2. Enter the Contact Name.

3. Check the Preferred check box if this is the primary emergency contact.



4. Click Add Address and enter the contact's address
   NOTE: From here you can also indicate that the address is the same as yours by clicking the Same as mine check box.



5. Click the Add Phone Number button

6. Select the phone number type and enter the number.
   NOTE: From here you can also indicate that the number is the same as yours by clicking the Same as mine check box.



7. Click Save and a green success banner will appear briefly at the top of the page.
   

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Additional Resources

Related KBs:

• Adding a Preferred Name Using Employee Self Service in HRS
• Changing an Address Using Employee Self Service in HRS
• Changing Phone Numbers and Email Addresses Using Self Service in HRS
• Changing Emergency Contacts Using Employee Self Service in HRS
• Changing Marital Status Using Employee Self Service in HRS
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