diff --git a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
index da75bf5a..781bba3e 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
@@ -6562,7 +6562,12 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
             $dependentName     = (string) ($dependentData['dependent_name'] ?? '');
             $relationship      = (string) ($dependentData['relationship'] ?? '');
             $dependentDob      = ! empty($dependentData['dob']) ? date('d/m/Y', strtotime((string) $dependentData['dob'])) : '-';
-            $effectiveDate     = ! empty($dependentData['dependent_effective_date']) ? date('d/m/Y', strtotime((string) $dependentData['dependent_effective_date'])) : '-';
+            // $effectiveDate     = ! empty($dependentData['dependent_effective_date']) ? date('d/m/Y', strtotime((string) $dependentData['dependent_effective_date'])) : '-';
+            $effectiveRaw = (string) ($dependentData['dependent_effective_date'] ?? '');
+            $effectiveYmd = $effectiveRaw !== '' ? $this->convertDateFormatYMD($effectiveRaw) : null;
+            $effectiveDate = (! empty($effectiveYmd) && strtotime($effectiveYmd) !== false)
+                ? date('d/m/Y', strtotime($effectiveYmd))
+                : '-';
             $createdByType     = (string) ($dependentData['created_by_type'] ?? 'USER');
             $employeeCode      = (string) ($dependentData['emp_code'] ?? '');