How to pay social security in Shanghai?

If you need to pay social security in Shanghai, you only need an employer. The employer may pay social insurance to the social insurance department within 30 days of establishing labor relations. If you are a flexible employee, you need to register yourself.

legal ground

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law

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.