Suzy Giele offers specialist advice on all employee share incentives and executive remuneration issues, including the following:
The design, implementation and day to day operation of the full spectrum of employee share ownership structures and incentive plans, including:
Incentive arrangements for companies which are either planning for or in the process of a corporate transaction, including advance "health checks" in relation to any existing share incentive arrangements to ensure that they are tax-efficient and structured to achieve a smooth exit process
Tax advice in relation to incentives, including tax withholding and reporting requirements and negotiations with HM Revenue & Customs
Employment law and HR aspects of share incentives and advising on behalf of companies and individuals when employees are hired or fired
Considerations for non-UK parent companies extending their incentive plans to UK employees (including advice on modifying their plan in order to obtain beneficial tax treatment in the UK)
Incentive arrangements for non-employees, such as non-executive directors, consultants, and contractors
UK listed company issues, including Corporate Governance best practice and disclosure requirements
Companies Act and regulatory requirements, such as data protection issues, prospectus requirements and financial services regulations
Support for Remuneration Committees or those involved in the day to day operation of the company's share incentive plans, including bespoke workshops on problem areas and drafting indicative Board minutes, Remuneration Committee and Board papers and shareholder communications, and
Effective communications to employees on their incentives, including drafting explanatory booklets and presenting at employee road shows.
If you would like a free initial consultation without commitment on ways that we can help you then please contact us.
- all HM Revenue & Customs tax-advantaged plans, including Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) option plans, Employee Shareholder arrangements, Company Share Option Plans, Save As You Earn Plans and Share Incentive Plans
- unapproved share options, long-term incentive schemes and annual and deferred bonus schemes
- growth shares, JSOPs and other bespoke tax efficient structures
- employee benefit trusts, including the tax advantaged employee-ownership trust and
- employee cash bonus structures and phantom share awards
Incentive arrangements for companies which are either planning for or in the process of a corporate transaction, including advance "health checks" in relation to any existing share incentive arrangements to ensure that they are tax-efficient and structured to achieve a smooth exit process
Tax advice in relation to incentives, including tax withholding and reporting requirements and negotiations with HM Revenue & Customs
Employment law and HR aspects of share incentives and advising on behalf of companies and individuals when employees are hired or fired
Considerations for non-UK parent companies extending their incentive plans to UK employees (including advice on modifying their plan in order to obtain beneficial tax treatment in the UK)
Incentive arrangements for non-employees, such as non-executive directors, consultants, and contractors
UK listed company issues, including Corporate Governance best practice and disclosure requirements
Companies Act and regulatory requirements, such as data protection issues, prospectus requirements and financial services regulations
Support for Remuneration Committees or those involved in the day to day operation of the company's share incentive plans, including bespoke workshops on problem areas and drafting indicative Board minutes, Remuneration Committee and Board papers and shareholder communications, and
Effective communications to employees on their incentives, including drafting explanatory booklets and presenting at employee road shows.
If you would like a free initial consultation without commitment on ways that we can help you then please contact us.