Do I still need to sign a labor contract to pay social security?

You don't need to sign a labor contract to pay social security.

Social insurance is a statutory social security system, whose purpose is to ensure that the insured can get corresponding medical security and economic compensation in the event of accidents and diseases. Therefore, employees, individual industrial and commercial households and other independent entrepreneurs can pay social insurance as long as they meet the conditions of social insurance. It should be noted that under some special circumstances, such as self-employed insured, it may be necessary to submit relevant materials to prove the true situation of their self-employment and economic income, so that the social security department can determine the calculation standard of their social security expenses. At this time, it is necessary to provide relevant materials, such as individual industrial and commercial households registration certificate, tax registration certificate and so on. , but it is not necessary to sign a labor contract.

Conditions for signing a labor contract:

1. The main body of a labor contract is a specific employer and employee;

2. The employing units shall be enterprises, individual economic organizations, private non-enterprise units and other organizations within the territory of China;

3. Other conditions for signing a labor contract.

To sum up, the main condition for paying social insurance is to meet the requirements of social insurance, and there is no need to sign a labor contract. If you have any other questions, it is recommended to consult the local social security service agency.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 58

The 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.

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.