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Employee-shareholders

An employee-shareholder contract is a type of employment contract that was introduced on 1 September 2013.

Employee shareholders are given shares in the business in exchange for foregoing certain employment rights, including the right to claim unfair dismissal (except where the dismissal is automatically unfair or discriminatory) and the right to receive statutory redundancy pay.

If the employer follows the right procedure, any employee or prospective employee of a company can become an employee shareholder.


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    Go Ape now owned by its employees

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2021

    Outdoor adventure company Go Ape has transferred the majority of shares in the business to an employee ownership trust

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    Low-income staff on share schemes £11k wealthier

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 May 2021

    Analysis by the Social Market Foundation finds low-income workers with shares in the firm they work for can have almost £11,000 more in assets.

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    Made.com offers share options to staff

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Dec 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Dec 2020

    Furniture retailer Made.com is handing out shares in the company to all staff below senior management level, after achieving £1bn sales since it launched.

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    Blackbridge Communications now owned by employees

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Oct 2020

    Blackbridge Communications has become the first employer marketing agency to become majority-owned by its employees.
    A trust run on behalf...

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    Labour would help workers ‘take back control’

    by Rob Moss 19 Nov 2019
    by Rob Moss 19 Nov 2019

    A future Labour government would “rewrite the rules of our economy” and would help workers “take back control”, John McDonnell...

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    Labour would create ‘Ministry of Employment Rights’

    by Rob Moss 10 Sep 2019
    by Rob Moss 10 Sep 2019

    A future Labour government would create a ministry of employment rights and a workers’ protection agency, Jeremy Corbyn has announced....

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    BT to allocate £50m shares to employees

    by Adam McCulloch 17 May 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 17 May 2019

    BT is to distribute £50m in shares each year to staff as it sets out to improve customer service, alter its workplace culture and improve workforce morale.

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    Richer Sounds founder hands over stake in company to employees

    by Jo Faragher 15 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 15 May 2019

    Staff at Richer Sounds will receive a £3.5m windfall after being given a 60% stake in the business.
    Founder Julian...

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    Businesses are resisting worker representation on boards

    by Adam McCulloch 3 May 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 3 May 2019

    Prime minister Theresa May’s aspiration for employers to have more workers in boardrooms appear to have been thwarted by organisations...

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    John Lewis bonuses hit lowest level since 1953

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Mar 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Mar 2019

    A slump in profits has seen the John Lewis Partnership cut its staff bonus to the lowest level in 66 years, the retailer has announced.

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    Labour plans compulsory employee share ownership

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Sep 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Sep 2018

    A future Labour government would require all companies with 250 or more employees to give shares to their workers worth...

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    How rethinking executive pay can act as a catalyst for change

    by Jason Stockwood 20 Sep 2018
    by Jason Stockwood 20 Sep 2018

    Ahead of the introduction of executive pay ratio reporting regulations next year, Jason Stockwood looks at how CEO pay could...

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    Deliveroo plans to make permanent staff shareholders

    by Jo Faragher 17 May 2018
    by Jo Faragher 17 May 2018

    Deliveroo has announced that it will make all permanent staff shareholders, in a move worth around £10m.

    Gig economy
    MPs...

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    Liberal Democrat manifesto: guarantees for EU workers and stricter corporate governance

    by Jo Faragher 17 May 2017
    by Jo Faragher 17 May 2017

    The Liberal Democrat Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes a raft of proposals around employment rights, equality...

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    Budget 2016: NI payable on termination payments, tax threshold rises

    by Jo Faragher 16 Mar 2016
    by Jo Faragher 16 Mar 2016

    Chancellor George Osborne revealed few surprises in today’s Budget - on the one...

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