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Employee incentives that give staff a real stake in the company they’re working to build offers tangible benefits to both growing and established businesses.
But careful planning and expert legal advice are needed to make sure that your share plan can cope with future changes to your company and workforce, and takes advantage of whatever tax efficiencies and reliefs are available.
That’s where we come in…
Our team can assist you across all areas of employee incentive arrangements, including:
Our multi-disciplinary team can support you with:
As business law experts, we have the skills and experience to help you choose the employee incentive plan that’s right for your company.
Most suitable for small, high-risk companies, this scheme provides rewards for employees that help the company grow with very favourable tax treatment. Our expert lawyers can help assess your company’s suitability for an EMI plan, support the valuation process, draft the option agreements and other required documents, and assist in your dealings with HMRC.
We can help you evaluate whether your company is a good fit for a CSOP and prepare all the relevant paperwork including self-certification.
These offer employees the opportunity to purchase ordinary shares in your company at a favourable price. We can support the set-up process, including assessing your suitability for the scheme, support the valuation process, draft the option agreements and assist in your dealings with HMRC.
We can help you design and put in place your SIP, including setting up performance measures for staff, reviewing staff terms and conditions, liaising and communicating with employees and supporting ongoing compliance.
We can advise on the merits of selling your company to an EOT, and help you structure and implement the sale.
Non-tax advantaged employee incentive arrangements do not need to meet specific legal rules like the HMRC tax advantaged plans mentioned above, so they can be quick and easy to set up. However, they may need to be structured carefully to attract the most effective tax benefits. We can work alongside you to determine if a non-tax advantaged incentive plan is right for you and help with structuring, set up and ongoing administration:
We can re-structure your company so you can make awards of ordinary or preferred shares to employees and advise on dilution, share classes and special rights for shareholders such as voting and dividend rights.
These arrangements work well for early-stage and growing businesses, but the conditions that apply and issues relating to company valuation need to be carefully managed. We can review your company’s suitability for growth/hurdle share arrangements, draft the growth/hurdle share subscription agreement, assist with company valuation and make the required amendments to your company’s constitution.
These arrangements don’t require HMRC clearance or company valuation, and the paperwork can be more straightforward. Our expert team can advise whether a non-tax advantaged share option or RSU arrangement is right for you and support you through the implementation process.
High-growth companies tell us that finding and retaining top talent when a business is scaling is one of their key risk areas, and balancing the needs of founders, investors and employees (while managing cashflow and protecting working capital) is crucial, particularly when considering an employee share plan. That’s why entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs lean on us. We know how to get the balance right – introducing an employee incentive plan that aligns with your business strategy now and later down the line.
We’re a modern law firm with a difference. Our innovative remote operating model means that you can access expert City-grade legal advice from partner-level solicitors at a fraction of the cost of traditional law firms. Our senior solicitors have all been recruited from top 100 UK law firms or large international businesses. Our expert employee incentive lawyers include:
Pricing plans
Our three transparent pricing packages are designed to give you the widest possible access to high-quality legal advice, whatever the size and nature of your business:
Straightforward access to senior solicitors at a competitive rate.
An affordable solution for businesses needing one-off legal support. Receive ‘City’ partner-level expertise at a fraction of ‘City’ prices.
Have legal peace of mind for £189 per month with additional support from £125 per hour.
A monthly subscription legal support package specifically designed for start-ups and smaller businesses.
Providing you with priority access to a dedicated panel of highly experienced solicitors.
Fully account managed quarterly subscription service for businesses with more complex legal needs.
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