How to pay social security during job-hopping

Legal analysis: If the old and new companies are in the same city, the new company can pay directly after the original company handles social security relief. If the new and old companies are not in the same city, the new unit needs to establish a new social security account at the insured place, and then go through the social security transfer formalities at the social security handling center where the original unit is located.

Legal basis: Article 58 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law. The employing unit shall handle social insurance registration for 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. 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.