How to adjust the maximum social insurance payment when increasing the base salary?

Talking at a dialogue conference on social insurance policy, a representative of a foreign-invested enterprise said that many employees at their company have salaries higher than 36 million VND.

Previously, when the base salary was 1.49 million VND, the salary used as a basis for paying social insurance for these employees was only 29.8 million VND (the maximum salary used as a basis for paying social insurance is 20 times the base salary). department). From July 1, the base salary increases to 1.8 million VND, the maximum salary as a basis for social insurance payment increases to 36 million VND.

According to the social insurance agency, for those with For a salary of 36 million VND or more, social insurance will automatically update the monthly salary as a basis for paying social insurance to 36 million VND, equal to the maximum level.

However, in reality at the above enterprise, only For Vietnamese workers with a salary of 36 million VND or more, the new social insurance payment rate will be updated, but for foreign workers, the payment rate from July until now remains the same as before July 1.< /p>

This person has a question: When the company contacts, the district social insurance agency instructs them to make an adjustment notice for this foreigner. Is that appropriate?”.

Response to the business, Ms. Phan Thi Mai, Head of Thumb Management Department – Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance card said: “The increase in minimum salary from 149 million VND to 18 million VND from July 1 will affect the maximum salary as a basis for social insurance payment, increasing from 298 million VND to 36 million VND. In accordance with regulations, for businesses whose employees have salaries above the maximum level, the social insurance agency will automatically update the businesses and units.”

For units with foreign employees The social insurance premium has not been updated as above. Ms. Mai suggested contacting the city social insurance to provide the unit code. This agency will check again.

Ms. Phan Thi Mai said: “If foreign workers In the above case, if the new premium rate has not been updated and the error is due to the social insurance agency, we will propose to amend, supplement and update it like Vietnamese people. In cases where there is an error in information, the social insurance agency will check and handle this problem.”