Under what conditions can an injury, sickness or death be deemed not compensable under EC?

No compensation will be allowed to an employee or the dependents if the injury, sickness, disability or death is due to: drunkenness; willful intention to injure or kill himself or another; or notorious negligence. 

What should an employee do to file for an EC claim?

The employer should be notified of the member’s sickness, injury or death within five days from the occurrence of the contingency. Notice is not necessary if the contingency occured during working hours, at the place of work and with the knowledge of the employer or representative.

On the other hand, what should the employer do upon the employee’s submission of his notice?

Pursuant to Section 2 Rule XVI – Employer’s Records and Notices of PD 626 or the Employee? Compensation Law, all employers are required to keep a logbook to record chronologically the sickness, injury or death of their employees setting forth therein their names, dates and places of contingency and absences. Entries in the logbook shall be made within five (5) days from notice of knowledge of the occurrence of the contingency. Within five (5) days after entry in the logbook, the employer shall report to the SSS those contingencies it deems to be work-connected.

All entries in the employer’s logbook shall be made by the employer or any of the authorized official after verification of the contingencies or the employee’s absence for a period of a day or more. Upon request by the System, the employer shall furnish the necessary certificate regarding information about any contingency appearing in the logbook, citing the entry number, page number and date. Such logbook shall be made available for inspection to the duly authorized representative of the System.