People power: 3 of the world’s most successful employee-owned businesses
11 April 2013 | Fiona Smith, BRW Mondragon, John Lewis and Publix… Read article
A slice of the action: Workers make top bosses
9 April 2013 | Fiona Smith, BRW “…In Australia, despite both sides of politics voicing support for the concept of employee ownership, little has been done to encourage it. We may pride themselves on our egalitarian spirit but, in practice, …
Rethink needed on employee share plans
2 April 2013 | Lisa Macnamara, The Australian There are calls for an overhaul of the tax arrangements for employee share plans to reverse a significant decline in employee ownership. A report by Employee Ownership Australia and New Zealand, the …
Infographic: What Is an ESOP?
An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is an employee benefit plan that offers advantages to business owners, their companies, and their employees. The infographic below highlights some of the key elements and benefits of an ESOP. We encourage you to …
A Visual Guide to Employee Ownership
At the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), an American not-for-profit membership and research organisation, its task is to provide accurate, unbiased information about employee stock plans such as ESOPs and serve its thousands of members. But the often technical …
Employee share ownership weakened by government legislation, new report finds
Lower participation in employee share plans and a decrease in the use of option plans is hitting innovation in Australian business Sydney, 1 April 2013: Employee share plans have been widely hit over the last 4 years by government legislation …
Struggling with TSR? Try TSR Alpha™, performance worth rewarding
Most CEOs, CFOs and Remuneration Committee Chairs know just how hard it is to link TSR (and particularly Relative TSR) with internal accounting measures like EBIT and ROCE – making it difficult to link what executives believe are value-creating actions …
Interview with Graeme Nuttall
Graeme Nuttall Interview on Youtube.
The 4 Things you Need to Know on the Wind Up of an Employee Share Plan Trust
Most companies haven’t thought about what they should do in the event of a wind up of a trust and yet it is something that is likely to be more relevant since the changes to the tax legislation in 2009. …
3 Key Considerations when Implementing an ESPP in Australia
1. Do you adapt the ESPP to the Australian tax laws? This will make it more relevant and tax effective for employees. For a Company this means they will need to adapt some terms of the Plan Rules or create …
