Linking Employee Share Schemes to Corporate Objectives

The last 20 years have seen significant changes in the tax structure of benefits to employees. These days companies are faced with designing their remuneration packages and incentive plans to meet their own objectives. Increasingly, shareholders want not only an explanation of any new arrangements, but also a justification. This report addresses how employment share schemes can support corporate objectives. It covers the background to the use of employee share schemes, the regulatory issues you need to take into account and the range of schemes currently in use. It is the ideal handbook for managers faced with a request to consider the use of employee share schemes or who are reviewing existing schemes to see how they fit with current objectives. Contents: *Employee ownership - background and theory *Choosing the right scheme *Company law and the UK regulatory framework *Share purchase arrangements *SAYE options *Company share option plans *Profit-sharing share schemes