Workday: Add an Emergency Contact

 Friends and Family in Workday

The Friends and Family section in Workday requires students to add an emergency contact. It also allows students to request that a third party be granted proxy access to specified account information. 

This article is for students who are adding an emergency contact. 

• Student looking to add a Third Party (Proxy) user, see: Workday: Add Third Party (Proxy) User
• Employees looking to assist, see: Job Aid - Friends & Family

Student Process

Step 1) Add contacts to Friends and Family

1. Log in to Workday
    
2. From your Workday homepage, select the Person icon in the top right corner. Select the View Profile button.
   
3. In the Contact section of your profile, under Friends and Family, select Add.
   
4. Enter the required information, especially those fields notated by a red asterisk.
   1. In relationship type, select Emergency contact. You can select more than one relationship type for a contact if applicable. 
       
   2. Is Third Party User must also be checked in order for the person to be considered a proxy user. 
5. After entering the name and relationship details, select the Contact information tab to continue. 
   
   An email and phone number are required for an emergency contact. However, including all three types of contact information is recommended. 
    
6. Select the blue OK button to continue.
    
7. Finalize your choices before selecting Done.