What if the social security company doesn't pay during the epidemic in Shanghai?

Payment can be postponed. The Notice of the General Office of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Doing a Good Job in Social Insurance Handling during the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia in novel coronavirus stipulates that if the employer fails to apply for insurance registration and payment for employees within the time limit due to the epidemic situation, the handling agency shall accept it in time. During the epidemic period, as long as labor relations exist, it is not allowed to stop paying social security, and the labor department also stipulates that enterprises are not allowed to dismiss employees at will during the epidemic period. If the unit stops paying social security, then everyone should complain to the local labor inspection department in time. According to relevant information, social security payment may be postponed during the epidemic in Shanghai. According to the latest circular issued by the General Office of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in 2022, the insured enterprises and individuals are allowed to postpone their business. Due to the epidemic situation, the employer fails to handle the insurance registration and payment for employees within the prescribed time limit, and the agency shall accept it in time. For flexible employees and urban and rural residents who pay social insurance premiums at one time or on a regular basis, the time limit will be relaxed, and those who fail to pay insurance premiums in time will be allowed to re-submit them after the end of the epidemic and mark them in the system. Overdue payment does not affect the personal rights and interests of the insured, and the formalities should be completed within three months after the outbreak is lifted.

What if the company forgets to pay social security for three consecutive months?

If the employer fails to pay or repay the social insurance premium within the time limit, the social insurance premium collection agency may inquire about its deposit account in banks and other financial institutions; And can apply to the relevant administrative departments at or above the county level to make a decision on the allocation of social insurance premiums, and notify their bank or other financial institutions in writing to allocate social insurance premiums. If the balance of the employer's account is less than the social insurance premium that should be paid, the social insurance premium collection agency may require the employer to provide guarantee and sign a deferred payment agreement.

To sum up, social security can be extended under special circumstances. However, living compensation is not covered by social security, and the specific situation depends on local policies.

Legal basis: Article 84 of the Social Insurance Law stipulates that if an employer fails to register for social insurance, the social insurance administrative department shall order it to make corrections within a time limit; If no correction is made within the time limit, the employer shall be fined between one and three times the amount of social insurance premiums payable, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be fined between 500 yuan and 3,000 yuan.

Article 86 of the Social Insurance Law, if an employer fails to pay social insurance premiums in full and on time, the social insurance premium collection agency shall order it to pay within a time limit or make up for it, and from the date of default, an overdue fine of 0.5% shall be added daily; Failing to pay within the time limit, the relevant administrative departments shall impose a fine of more than one time and less than three times the amount owed.