9 responsibilities of employers regarding social insurance

Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Article 13 of the Law on Social Insurance 2024 (effective from July 1, 2025) stipulates the responsibilities of employers as follows:

1. Register employees for compulsory social insurance according to the provisions of this Law; coordinate with social insurance agencies in returning paper social insurance books to employees.

2. Prepare documents for employees to enjoy social insurance benefits.

3. Coordinate with the Social Insurance agency in confirming the period of social insurance payment when employees terminate their labor contracts, work contracts or quit their jobs according to the provisions of law.

4. Pay compulsory social insurance for employees according to the provisions of Article 34 of this Law and monthly deduct the amount of compulsory social insurance payment according to the provisions of Article 33 of this Law from the employee's salary to pay at the same time into the social insurance fund.

5. Consider referring employees who are subject to the provisions of Article 65 of this Law for medical examination to determine the level of reduced working capacity at the Medical Examination Council.

6. Coordinate with the Social Insurance agency to pay social insurance benefits to employees in case of payment through the employer.

7. Presenting, providing complete, accurate, and timely information and documents related to social insurance payment and benefits under the responsibility of the employer at the request of competent state agencies.

8. Compensate employees according to the provisions of law if they do not perform or do not fully perform their responsibility to pay compulsory social insurance according to the provisions of this Law, causing damage to the legitimate rights and interests of employees.

9. Coordinate and facilitate the Social Insurance agency to recover the amount of Social Insurance received incorrectly by employees when there is a decision from the competent authority.

Thus, the employer is responsible for social insurance as above.