Do employees have to pay social security if they leave without pay?

Legal analysis: during the period of unpaid leave, social security still has to be paid.

If an employee suffers from an accident or occupational disease at work and needs to be suspended from work to receive work-related injury medical treatment, the original salary and welfare benefits will remain unchanged during the paid suspension, and the unit where he works will pay him monthly. The paid shutdown period generally does not exceed 12 months. If the injury is serious or the situation is special, it may be appropriately extended upon confirmation by the Municipal Labor Ability Appraisal Committee with districts, but the extension time shall not exceed 12 months. After assessing the disability level, the injured workers shall stop the original treatment and enjoy the disability treatment in accordance with the relevant provisions of this chapter. Workers with work-related injuries who still need treatment after the expiration of paid shutdown shall continue to enjoy medical treatment for work-related injuries.

Legal basis: Article 14 of the Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance shall be deemed as a work-related injury if an employee is under any of the following circumstances:

(1) Being injured by an accident during working hours and in the workplace;

(two) before and after working hours, in the workplace, engaged in preparatory or finishing work related to the work and was injured by an accident;

(three) during working hours and workplaces, due to the performance of duties by violence and other accidental injuries;

(4) Suffering from occupational diseases;

(five) during the business trip, injured or missing due to work reasons;

(six) on the way to work, I was injured by a traffic accident or an urban rail transit, passenger ferry or train accident for which I was not primarily responsible;

(seven) other circumstances that should be recognized as work-related injuries as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.