Esop Centre newspad
newspad
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January 2025
INTRODUCTION
- President's column - We like to think employee share ownership has all party support, but Labour needs to prove good intentions. There is hope in progress with PISCES and the current EOT review. Now we need clear advocacy at high level.
AWARDS
EVENTS
UK CORNER
- New head of HMRC
- UK economy poised for recovery, driven by consumer spending
- Pound to dollar rate plummets as markets lose faith in the UK
- Interest rate hold
- Go further to revive the City of London, government told
- Can returning Asda boss Allan Leighton roll back the woes?
COMPANIES - EXECUTIVE REWARD
- UK ceos earn more in days than most workers do in a year
- Study reveals minimal impact of sustainability on executive bonuses
- Bet365 ceo takes significant pay cut
- University leaders face backlash over pay hikes amid financial struggles
- Canadian ceo-to-worker pay gap narrows slightly in 2023
COMPANIES - EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP NEWS
- Navigating tax changes: EOTs and business strategy
- Ownership Works publishes 2024 impact report
- EOT round-up: eight new EOTs
WORLD NEWSPAD
- Czechia: New Esop taxation rules
- Hong Kong: Chanjet unlocks third tranche of incentive shares
- India: Budget 2025: Expand tax deferment on Esops to boost startups
- India: Razorpay marks 10 years with Esops for all employees
- India: Zetwerk expands Esop pool by $64m ahead of IPO
- Japan: MOL introduces employee stock incentive programme
- USA: ESOP Association endorses Chavez-DeRemer for labour secretary
- USA: Colorado emerges as leader in employee ownership movement
- Vietnam: Mobile World repurchases shares from departing employees
To access the Investment Public Register – referred to in newspad as the Investment Association’s ‘sin bin’ – go to www.theia.org/public-register