Does the employer need to provide social security for employees on probation?

Legal analysis: Employers need to provide social security for employees on probation. Employees on probation are also laborers and legal employees, and should provide social security.

Legal basis: Article 10 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

The measures for the endowment insurance of civil servants and staff managed by reference to the Civil Service Law shall be formulated by the State Council.

Article 73 of the Labor Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Workers shall enjoy social insurance benefits according to law under the following circumstances:

(1) Retirement;

(2) Being sick or injured;

(3) Being disabled at work or suffering from occupational diseases;

(4) unemployment;

(5) bearing.

After the death of an employee, his survivors shall enjoy the survivors' allowance according to law.

The conditions and standards for workers to enjoy social insurance benefits shall be stipulated by laws and regulations.

Social insurance premiums enjoyed by workers must be paid in full and on time.