Is it legal to work without buying social security?

Legal analysis: It is illegal for a company not to buy social security for its employees. The law requires employees to buy within 30 days after joining the company, and it is illegal to exceed it.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 58 An employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay.

Eighty-fourth employers do not apply for social insurance registration, the social insurance administrative department shall order them to make corrections within a time limit; If no correction is made within the time limit, the employer shall be fined more than one time and less than three times the amount of social insurance premiums payable, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be fined more than 500 yuan and less than 3,000 yuan.

Article 86 If an employer fails to pay social insurance premiums in full and on time, the social insurance premium collection agency shall order it to pay 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.