Employee share plans : supporting business performance

The CIPD finds no drop in enthusiasm for employee share plans among employers.

Despite a 'perfect storm' for employee share schemes since our previous executive briefing on this topic in May 2001, our research indicates that organisations have revised their existing arrangements rather than retreated from them.

This publication is targeted at HR managers and reward specialists who are examining share plans, managers interested in learning how such plans can be used to contribute to improved employee engagement and performance in a tax - efficient way, and share scheme experts who want a broader picture of how such schemes fit with people management policies and practices.

This executive briefing on employee share plans examines such topics as: the rationale and evidence for employee share schemes; the evidence as to whether they work; implementation, administration and evaluation; the new accountancy, tax and regulatory framework; overseas and private firm issues; and, employee share plans and what HR's role is.