Employee ownership — occurs when a corporation is owned in whole or in part by its employees. Employees are usually given a share of the corporation after a certain length of employment or they can buy shares at any time. A corporation owned entirely by its employees … Wikipedia
employee benefit trust — Employee share ownership Trusts (ESOT s) are based on an Employee Benefits Trust (EBT). They are established by a company, the beneficiaries being directors and employees of the company. The ESOP is used a vehicle for acquiring and storing shares … Law dictionary
Employee Share Owner Trusts — Employee share ownership plans (ESOT s) are based on an Employee Benefits Trust (EBT). They are established by a company, the beneficiaries being directors and employees of the company. The ESOP is used a vehicle for acquiring and storing shares… … Law dictionary
employee stock ownership plan — n: esop Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. employee stock ownership plan … Law dictionary
employee share scheme — a scheme for sharing company profits with employees with the object of conferring on them a participation in the company in the hope of engendering greater commitment from them. Schemes operate either by distributing shares already paid up by the … Law dictionary
employee share ownership plan — (ESOP) A discretionary trust, normally for the benefit of employees, ex employees and dependants. Used to supply shares on the exercise of share options as an alternative to issuing new shares. Also used in conjunction with long term incentive… … Law dictionary
employee share option — ➔ option * * * employee share option UK US noun [C] UK (US employee stock option) FINANCE, HR ► a special agreement that gives an employee the right to buy company shares for a particular price by a particular date, sometimes offered as a reward… … Financial and business terms
employee share option scheme — A type of share option scheme where the employee is granted an option to acquire shares at the end of the option period for the price at the date the option is granted. If the share price has moved up by then, the employee will have the benefit… … Law dictionary
employee share ownership plan — UK US noun [C] UK (US employee stock ownership plan) FINANCE, HR ► a benefits plan in which employees own a percentage of their company’s shares, which are bought and managed for them by a trust (= separate organization): »An employee share… … Financial and business terms
Employee Democracy — articleissues cleanup=August 2008 tone=August 2008 refimprove=August 2008Employee Democracy is a term initiated by Dean Adams Curtis to combine the concept of the employee owned corporation with the ideas underpinning workplace democracy,… … Wikipedia
Employee stock option — An employee stock option is a call option on the common stock of a company, issued as a form of non cash compensation. Restrictions on the option (such as vesting and limited transferability) attempt to align the holder s interest with those of… … Wikipedia
