A well-structured employee incentive plan or benefit arrangement can encourage loyalty and align the interests of the employee with those of the business.
Our client focussed service approach helps to deliver successful results. Our goal is to provide a personalised, flexible service. Our partners and us begin by working closely with you to define your needs, and then adapt our processes wherever possible to provide the best support and solutions for your organisation and employees. We work closely with relevant professional advisors including tax specialists, lawyers and remuneration specialists to support the establishment and operation of share plans of all kinds.
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Employee incentive plans have evolved to take many forms. In western countries, employers commonly award shares in the employing company as a means of incentivising employees to grow the value of the business while saving cash costs. But this may not be appropriate for every employer, particularly in countries where local customs, laws and business practice have led to preferences for other types of plan. These include “phantom” share plans, cash bonus plans, savings plans and pension plans, “flexible benefit” plans, etc.
Giving employees a stake in the business can provide a range of benefits to a company and its owners:
In choosing the type(s) of plan to be offered a range of design choices should be considered to ensure that it meets the needs of the particular business, its owners and employees:
Commercial practice and the tax system have developed a wide range of types of employee share planss, each created to meet particular needs depending on the size of the company, the nature of its business and the population of employees to be invited to participate including:
A tax advantaged plan intended mainly for selected employees in smaller trading companies (with up to 250 employees and gross assets of up to £30m). Find out more >
A tax advantaged plan mainly for selected employees in larger companies and in others who do not qualify for Enterprise Management Incentive plans. Find out more >
This is a tax advantaged 'all employee' plan under which shares can be awarded annually to all staff or only to those who are prepared to invest some of their earnings in the plan. Find out more >
A tax advantaged plan allowing employees to save from their earnings and apply the savings in exercising share options over a 3, 5 or 7 year period. Find out more >
A range of “unapproved” plans which arise in practice to meet commercial needs.
This is another tax advantaged arrangement which allows the existing owners of the company to sell a controlling shareholding to a specially designed trust free of tax. The trust must meet certain requirements designed to ensure that the company is owned and controlled for the benefit of the employees as a whole. Find out more >
Web enabled, 24/7 access to all plan information for company stakeholders
Information updated in real-time
Ability to view and filter all participants
Access to suite of pre arranged, Business Intelligence reporting
Complete management oversight and control for company
Ability to create and schedule your own reporting
"Fiduchi's Online Share Plan Administration portal, has saved time, money and paper, and [it] allows us to become more efficient in the managing of our employees share awards. It's really fantastic what an impact this platform has made."
Micheal S
Head of People - Tech startup company.
Onboarding of your data to our online platform is easy regardless if you choose a fully-managed or self-service in-house solution. By making the switch to our platform, you can upgrade from having to manage your share plan data on complicated spreadsheets. Plus to make the process as simple as possible, our experts will guide you every step of the way and we also provide helpful guides.
For businesses who opt for our fully managed solution, our platform is able to deal with each business's unique requirements. When it comes to dealing with exact legal and regulatory issues, our platform will be able to automatically determine the actions required for each award or vesting, specific to the country in which the company operates. Therefore minimising the risks and allowing full compliance from a legal and regulatory position.
Our platform uses the highest standards to protect the valuable data and assets we hold on behalf of our clients. We have a team of in-house cyber security and IT professionals to protect our system and carry out security audits, due diligence, penetration testing and to oversee potential threats. We are fully regulated, accredited and certified by a range of statutory and non-statutory bodies including the US Department of Commerce’s Privacy Shield.
Our platform can be branded to match your company's own brand, therefore becoming a professional extension of your employee benefits. You can set role-based access and let your employees and shareholders log into their own online branded share platform anytime, anywhere and see exactly what shares they have and how much they are worth. They can also easily accept grants, exercise options, calculate potential payouts and more.
Our experienced Private Client and Family Office teams are here to answer any questions you may have. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, they will be able to advise you on right solutions to meet your needs. You can rest assured that core to the Fiduchi principles are how your interests should best be met.
Our experienced Corporate team are here to answer any questions you may have. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, they will be able to advise you on right solutions to meet your needs. You can rest assured that core to the Fiduchi principles are how your interests should best be met.
Our experienced Funds team are here to answer any questions you may have. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, they will be able to advise you on right solutions to meet your needs. You can rest assured that core to the Fiduchi principles are how your interests should best be met.
Our experienced team are here to answer any questions you may have. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, they will be able to advise you on right solutions to meet your needs. You can rest assured that core to the Fiduchi principles are how your interests should best be met.
Our experienced employee services team are here to answer any questions you may have regarding all types of employee incentive plans. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, they will be able to advise you on the best solution that meets your business needs.