What will happen if the company does not pay the social security arrears?

The consequences of the company's failure to pay social security arrears are as follows:

1, employees cannot enjoy pension insurance and medical insurance benefits;

2. Employees who have paid less than 15 years before retirement cannot enjoy the basic old-age insurance benefits;

3. Employees cannot enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits after retirement;

4. If the company fails to pay social security, the company will bear the relevant compensation expenses when employees are injured at work.

The social security payment period is stipulated as follows:

1, the cumulative payment period of medical insurance (including the deemed payment period and actual payment period in this city) shall be 30 years for men and 25 years for women;

2. The social insurance plan is organized by the government, forcing a certain group to use part of its income as social insurance tax to form a social insurance fund, from which the insured can obtain fixed income and loss compensation;

3. Pay the basic old-age insurance premium 15 years and the basic medical insurance premium for 20 years in the same city. When retiring, it will be calculated according to the standard of the city where the payment is made;

4 to participate in the basic old-age insurance, individuals who have reached the statutory retirement age and accumulated contributions for fifteen years, receive the basic pension on a monthly basis.

To sum up, the company should pay social security on time to protect the rights and interests of employees. If the company fails to pay social security, it will face corresponding legal responsibilities.

Legal basis:

Article 63 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

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.

Article 86

If the employer fails to pay the social insurance premium in full and on time, the social insurance premium collection agency shall order it to pay it within a time limit or make up for it, and from the date of default, an overdue fine of 5/10000 shall be added daily; Failing to pay within the time limit, the relevant administrative departments shall impose a fine of more than one time and less than three times the amount owed.