Is it illegal for self-employed people not to buy social security for employees?

If individual industrial and commercial households recruit employees, the two sides shall establish labor relations, and the operator shall purchase social insurance for employees, which is mandatory. Individual industrial and commercial households must handle endowment insurance and medical insurance for employees. The labor inspection department said that self-employed individuals will also be punished if they do not apply for social security, and those who refuse to participate in the insurance and the circumstances are serious will be fined up to 1 10,000 yuan.

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for 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.

Labor law of the people's Republic of China

Article 2 This Law is applicable to enterprises, individual economic organizations (hereinafter referred to as employers) and laborers who have formed labor relations with them in People's Republic of China (PRC).

State organs, institutions, social organizations and laborers who have established labor contract relations with them shall be implemented in accordance with this Law.

Article 72 The sources of social insurance funds shall be determined according to the types of insurance, and social pooling shall be gradually implemented. Employers and workers must participate in social insurance and pay social insurance premiums according to law.