Who is the right beneficiary?

[j_avonni]

let me help point you to the right direction in answering your query.

first of all, when you say premises, is this your household premises or work premises? this leads me to my next question. what is his employment status of the deceased with you? who is the employer of the deceased?

then, did you report this person to the SSS? under present law, even those who redering service for households are entitled to SSS coverage

i suggest that you check the provisions of the SSS/ECC law (their definition of beneficiary is the same) and use this to determine who is/are the beneficiaries

better to be legally sure rather than speculate. in the end, just follow the law

The incident happened in the company's leased premises. The victim was not our employee but an employee of our labor contractor. So, there was no employer-employee relationship between us and the victim.

His employer has already given the family financial assistance to defray the burial expenses.

We are still checking with his employer the beneficiaries he declared in SSS. We are also checking if he formally acknowledged his child in the birth certificate (the child uses the surname of his mother).