Share schemes
Employers can design their own employee share schemes, but most prefer to make use of favourable tax treatment available through the four Inland Revenue approved schemes: sharesave (SAYE), share incentive plan (Sip), company share option plan (Csop) and enterprise management incentive (EMI). The most popular staff option scheme in the UK is the sharesave scheme, also known as save as you earn (SAYE). Executive share option plans (including long term incentives – Ltips) are used for very senior employees.
Definitions of employee share scheme terms
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News
B&Q managers to receive £45,000 each as share scheme matures
B&Q store managers will be able to cash in shares worth £45,000 after a £9 million sharesave scheme matures.
15 May Lloyds Banking Group renews share scheme contract
02 Apr EXCLUSIVE: Ocado launches second sharesave scheme
02 Apr EXCLUSIVE: Vodafone updates reward website with mobile version
21 Mar EXCLUSIVE: Killik Employee Services and Yorkshire Building Society launch share plan portal
Analysis
Putting share schemes at the heart of the reward strategy
Share ownership creates a bond between employer and employee, and corporate branding can strengthen the communication of schemes, says Nick Martindale
02 Apr The Big Question: Is it time to update the restrictions on sharesave schemes?
02 Apr Debi O'Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits: It's time for a raise in share scheme limits
31 Oct What to do when share schemes mature
06 Jun Sharesave improves employee engagement
07 Mar Thought leaders: Academic insights: Share schemes boost staff productivity
Case Studies
Case study: Kingfisher share scheme promotes teamwork
In December 2011, about 2,000 employees at B&Q and Screwfix found themselves with a bit of extra cash before Christmas, after a three-year sharesave scheme reached maturity.
31 Oct Case study: Veolia wants employees to keep shares
31 Oct Case study: Marks and Spencer staff get the message on shares
07 Mar Thought leaders: Academic insights: Share schemes boost staff productivity
Research
IFS Proshare research: Sharesave schemes rise in popularity
The number of employees investing in sharesave scheme rose by 5% last year to 1.4 million, according to research by IFS Proshare.
15 Sep Field Fisher Waterhouse research: Employee-owned organisations are underperforming
04 Aug Esop report: Record number of employers offering approved share schemes
18 Apr European Federation of Employee Share Ownership research: Employee ownership has increased
21 Mar UK Employee Ownership Index: Employee-owned firms outperformed FTSE
07 Dec Female employees with shares in media, travel and leisure sectors most loyal
