Does the factory have to buy social security for its employees?

Legal analysis: Social insurance belongs to national compulsory insurance, and any unit or individual that establishes labor relations must participate.

Legal basis: Article 38 of the Labor Contract Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that an employer may terminate the labor contract under any of the following circumstances: (3) If the employer fails to pay social insurance premiums for the employee according to law, the labor contract with the factory shall be terminated, and the factory shall be required to pay the employee one month's salary according to the number of years he has worked in this unit as stipulated in Article 47. For more than six months but less than one year, it shall be counted as one year; If it is less than six months, the employee shall be paid economic compensation of half a month's salary. "Pay the unpaid social insurance premiums from the date of joining the work to the date of termination of the labor contract. You can also not terminate the labor contract with the enterprise, but only ask the enterprise to pay the unpaid social insurance premium for you.