Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
My guess is more likely than not - the person who created the form took it from a template or the initial discussion just mentioned 'contact info' - which could include address.
If they have the name and phone - getting the address isn't going to be an issue. So is it absolutely necessary? Obviously not. But the 2nd part of this is - you're providing this to the HR department that has pretty much all of your info anyways. Is it really that big a concern?
If it's a huge issue - use an older address... Some HR depts don't update the list anyways.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
44,062 posts, read 80,100,596 times
Reputation: 56845
If you are hauled off to the ER by ambulance and your emergency contact doesn't answer the phone, wouldn't you like for someone to be able to go to their home and knock, and drop off a note letting them know where you are?
If over time the phone number changes, the address might help establishing contact. Two pieces of information vs. only one. This is for emergencies after all. Duh.
Starting a new job and they are asking for both phone number and address. Why would they need an address?
Let's say you die on the job, or you become permanently disabled...HR is going to need an address to send pertinent benefit information to.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.