Is there a time limit for asking the unit to pay the provident fund?

Yes, according to Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law, the employer shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees within 30 days from the date of employment. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay.

Under what circumstances can I repay the provident fund?

1. If the time for the deposit unit to open a housing provident fund account for newly hired employees obviously lags behind the actual labor relationship formation time, the unit shall pay back the unpaid housing provident fund during this period;

2. If the amount of housing provident fund deposit increases due to the failure to adjust the base of housing provident fund in time, the balance of housing provident fund deposit shall be paid back. (Note: The staff of administrative organs, institutions and community workers shall pay the adjusted balance of the housing provident fund base according to the relevant documents every year. )

3. If the transfer of the unit is not confirmed in time, the employee shall go through the overdue formalities. Whether the housing provident fund can be paid depends on the local housing provident fund deposit policy. You can log on to the local housing provident fund management core website to inquire about the relevant work guidelines and policies for housing provident fund deposit.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 58

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay.

Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration.

The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.

Article 63

If the employer fails to pay social insurance premiums in full and on time, the social insurance premium collection agency shall order it to pay or make up within a time limit.

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.

If the employer fails to pay the social insurance premium in full and fails to provide guarantee, the social insurance premium collection agency may apply to the people's court for sealing up, distraining and auctioning the property whose value is equivalent to the social insurance premium that should be paid, so as to offset the social insurance premium with the proceeds from the auction.