All Employee ownership articles – Page 19
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ArticleEmployee share schemes see great activity
Employees at Sports Direct were among those to enjoy a shares payout. Under the organisation’s 2009 bonus scheme, which is set to mature this month, staff will receive a payout worth 75% of their base salary in shares priced at £1.25.It is estimated that a Sport Direct shop assistant on ...
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Seven-year sharesave schemes to be abolished
Seven-year savings periods under sharesave schemes are due to be abolished from 23 July.HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) has not made an official announcement of the change, but has informed sharesave providers that the current prospectuses will not apply from 23 July.Seven-year sharesave contracts will remain available under invitations sent ...
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Asda staff to share £61.7m sharesave payout
More than 19,000 Asda employees are to share a payout of £61.7 million under parent organisation Walmart’s three-year sharesave scheme.The payouts will vary from £3,000 to more than £15,000.The supermarket chain’s sharesave scheme allows employees to set aside between £50 and £250 of their salary per month for a three-year ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Best employee share schemes
Winner: Home Retail GroupScheme: Save As You Earn 2013This award recognises a successful strategy that has made HM Revenue and Customs-approved share schemes an effective benefit within an organisation.Home Retail Group’s employee share scheme strategy is simple but highly effective within the organisation. It is obvious the retail group clearly ...
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More UK employees saving into share schemes
The number of employees who choose to take up shares in the organisation for which they work has risen in the past year, according to new research by IFS Proshare.The annual IFS Proshare Employee share plan survey has found increases in the participation of both sharesave schemes and share incentive ...
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Opinion
Paula Hargaden: How to select a share scheme
Of the four approved schemes, two, the share incentive plan (Sip) and save-as-you-earn (SAYE) or sharesave, require awards to be made available to all eligible employees, while the company share option plan (Csop) and enterprise management incentive (EMI) permit awards only to selected employees.Sip and sharesave engage, and so are ...
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Case Studies
Henderson Global Investors sees high take-up in share schemes
Henderson operates a variation of plans across 20 countries, including: a UK and a US sharesave; a UK and an international Sip; an employee stock ownership plan; and a restricted share plan, which was launched in 2004 for senior employees and has performance conditions attached to it.Henderson offers employees in ...
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AnalysisWhy share schemes remain a valuable employee benefit
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…Hundreds of thousands of employees continue to save through share plans despite the economic downturn.YouTube videos are a new way for employers to engage employees with their share plans.Employers need to help employees to think like shareholders.The possible windfall awaiting savers on maturity of ...
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Ladbrokes offers text registration for sharesave
EXCLUSIVE: Ladbrokes has re-launched communications for its latest sharesave scheme, and introduced SMS text message registration for staff.Its three and five-year sharesave schemes, which have been offered to staff since 1983, allow 14,000 eligible employees to save up to £250 per month. Staff have also received a 20% discount on ...
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Government updates share scheme simplification
The government has released further details on its plans to simplify employee share schemes.In December 2012, following recommendations made by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), the government announced that it would introduce self-certification of share incentive plans (Sips), save as you earn (also known as sharesave) schemes and company ...
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Whitbread and BT shortlisted for share plans
BT Group, Home Retail Group and Whitbread are among the employers shortlisted for the ‘Best employee share scheme’ at the Employee Benefits Awards 2013.The judges looked at how share schemes were communicated, how organisations handled any fluctuations in share price, and the impact of schemes on measures such as retention, ...
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Analysis
Is mobile technology suitable for share schemes?
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…Employers are moving away from paper-based share plan applications.Share plan communications technology should be tailored to each employer.Mobile applications are gaining popularity.Perhaps the most tech-savvy tool to use is mobile technology, which enables staff to sign up to share schemes using SMS text messaging ...
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Paddy Power to introduce new L-tip
Paddy Power has asked its shareholders to approve the adoption of a new long-term incentive plan (L-tip) for 2013.The bookmaker’s annual report highlighted that its 2004 L-tip will expire in mid-2014. The organisation’s board has proposed the introduction of a new L-tip to replace and update it.The new L-tip will ...
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DOD’s blog: What did Thatcherism do for employee benefits?
In a week when everyone is reflecting on Margaret Thatcher’s legacy, I have decided to take a quick look at which employee benefits were launched into the workplace during her time as prime minister.Those in the world of pensions and benefits may have already been reminded that group personal pensions ...
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Case Studies
Utilitywise uses share plan to engage staff
It launched a sharesave scheme for its 300 employees in November 2012.The only stipulation the employer applied for staff joining the scheme was for them to have passed their probationary period. At the launch of the scheme, 214 employees were eligible to join and 110 did so. The scheme is ...
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Admiral Group awards shares for performance
Admiral Group is rewarding its 6,500 employees with shares worth £3,000 each following strong end-of-year results.According to its Preliminary Results 2012, staff were awarded £1,500-worth of shares on 3 September 2012 based on the organisation’s performance in the first half of 2012. Employees will receive a further £1,500-worth of shares ...
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Killik launches wealth management service
EXCLUSIVE: Killik Employee Services, a division of Killik and Co, has launched a wealth management service aimed at helping senior executives achieve full value from equity participation in their employer.The service, called Encompass, focuses on ways that share participation, whether through share schemes or direct acquisition, can be used to ...
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Case StudiesMarks and Spencer educates staff on savvy saving
The demise of Christmas savings club Farepak was a catalyst for Marks and Spencer (M&S) to launch its financial education programme in 2007.Farepak ceased trading in October 2006, leaving tens of thousands of savers out of pocket. Its parent company, EHR, went into administration the same day, and both businesses ...
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Share schemes boost staff engagement in tough climate
Virgin Media announced last month that staff who took part in its 2009 sharesave scheme could receive an average of £15,984 each as the ?rm is sold to US cable television operator Liberty Global.The 2,468 employees who joined the plan and paid in an average of £74 a month each ...
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AnalysisApproved share schemes to be simplified
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…HM Revenue and Customs is to introduce a number of proposals for approved share schemes with immediate effect.The Finance Bill 2013 includes legislation to simplify share schemes, including retirement and ‘good leaver’ rules.Self-certification for share schemes will be introduced in 2014.The four HM Revenue ...