Social security base is lowered is not a wage cut

Depending on the type of social insurance, the contribution base is different. 1, urban employees' pension insurance contribution base, the average monthly salary as the contribution base, but when the employee's salary is less than 60% of the average social wage; then in accordance with 60% of the average social wage as the contribution base, when the employee's salary is higher than 300% of the average social wage, according to the average social wage of 300% as the contribution base; 2, flexible employment personnel, due to the inability to approve its Wages, according to the average social wage of 60% to 300%, the social security departments to establish different levels of contribution base, by the participants to choose their own level of contributions; 3, urban and rural residents' pension insurance contribution level, from 100 to more than 2,000 yuan, participants are free to choose the contribution base.

Article 12 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Employers shall pay the basic pension insurance premiums in accordance with the proportion of the total wages of the employees of the employer as stipulated by the State, which shall be credited to the Basic Pension Insurance Coordination Fund. Article 23 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China Employees shall participate in basic medical insurance for employees, and the employer and the employees shall pay the basic medical insurance premiums together in accordance with the provisions of the State***. Article 33 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China Employees shall participate in work-related injury insurance, and the employer shall pay work-related injury insurance premiums, while employees shall not pay work-related injury insurance premiums. Article 53 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China Employees shall participate in maternity insurance, and the employer shall pay maternity insurance premiums in accordance with State regulations; employees shall not pay maternity insurance premiums. Article 6 of the Regulations on Unemployment Insurance Urban enterprises and institutions shall pay unemployment insurance premiums in accordance with two percent of their total wages. Employees of urban enterprises and institutions shall pay unemployment insurance premiums in accordance with one percent of their wages.