Updating your emergency point of contact information

This guide details how to review and update contact information for your emergency point of contact in HR Links.

1. From the HR Links homepage, select the Employee Personal Info tile and then View/Update Personal Info link.

   

2. From the Personal Information page, select the the plus sign next to Emergency Contacts to view, add, change or delete any emergency contacts.

   

3. If you do not have any Emergency Contacts, select the Add Contact button. Note: Any information you provide is voluntary and may be visible to agency personnel who need to contact you or those you designate in case of emergency. This may include HR staff, your supervisor, and emergency management personnel. Emergency management personnel may share this information with first responders if needed.

   

4. On the Emergency Contact page, enter the name of your emergency contact in the Contact Name field. Click the Relationship drop-down menu and select the contact’s relationship to you. Note: If you have more than one Emergency Contact, check the Preferred box to designate your preference.

   

5. Select the plus sign next to Address to enter the address of your Emergency contact.

   
6. Enter the address information in the address fields. When selecting the State, spell out the name of the state, or click the magnifying glass. Do not enter the state abbreviation, or an error will result.

7. Select Done.

   

8. Select the plus sign next to Phone Numbers to enter the phone number of your Emergency contact.

   

9. Click to open the Type drop-down menu.
   For phone Type, choose Home, Business or Mobile from the drop-down menu. Note: Do not choose any phone type other than those listed below, or your changes will not flow properly to other GSA systems.

   Phone Type	Description
   Business	Your POC’s work phone number
   Home	Your POC’s home phone number
   Mobile	Your POC’s personal cell phone number

   

10. Enter the phone number in the Number field.

    Phone Type	Format	How to Enter
    Domestic (U.S. phone number)	XXX/XXX-XXXX	Enter the 10-digit phone number. The only special characters allowed are / - ().
    International phone number	+XXX YYYYYYYYYY	Include a plus (+) sign before the number.

11. Sample international number

    

12. Select Done when complete. 

    

13. Click the Save button at the bottom right of the page.

    

14. The page will refresh and you will see the emergency contacts updated.