Does paying social security count as grassroots work experience?

Legal Analysis: Failure to pay social security is not considered as grassroots work experience. However, it is illegal for employers who work at the grassroots level not to pay social security. If the employer fails to pay the fine of social insurance premiums within the time limit, or fails to pay or repay the social insurance premiums within the time limit, the social insurance premium collection agency may inquire about its deposit account in banks and other financial institutions, and may apply to the relevant administrative departments at or above the county level for making a decision on the allocation of social insurance premiums, and notify its 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 a guarantee.

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.