Employee share schemes are widely used by UK companies as a key tool in the recruitment, retention and incentivisation of the workforce. By allowing employees to acquire a stake in the business in which they are employed,...more
As noted in Pillsbury’s May 12, 2011 Advisory, Going Global with US Employee Stock Plans, sponsors of global stock plans must navigate a host of legal and tax regimes to maintain compliance with applicable rules and laws....more
In this article we consider some alternative approaches to the proposed U.K. status of “employee shareholders,” who receive capital gains tax-exempt shares in their employer (or its parent) in return for waiving certain...more