Retaining and incentivising staff through shares-based incentives (such as shares or share options) should be given serious consideration by employers and companies. Share incentives can be an effective and very tax efficient way of providing value to and attaining loyalty from key staff members. We can work with employers as well as directors or employees of companies to help decide on share-based incentives. The key for success in any share-based incentive is to ensure that a commercially-driven and tax efficient structure is implemented in a way that works for the employer as well as the employee, with effective communication holding an important role in the process.
We can help you to decide on a suitable share incentive structure and, where required, bring in the expertise of our tax and accountant contacts to assist with this. We can also help you to implement, manage and review your chosen structure.
Our advisory services include:
- Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI)
- Company Share Option Plan (CSOP)
- Save As You Earn (SAYE)
- Employee Benefit Trusts (EBT)
- Growth/hurdle/flowering shares
- Joint Share Ownership Plan (JSOP)
- Unapproved share options
Our lawyers would be pleased to discuss your requirements with you and provide you with a costs estimate. Please get in touch with us here.
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