Creating ESPP Engagement All Year: Multi-Channel, Year-Round Communication
Until recently, employees often heard about ESPP benefits from their employers once or twice a year— usually during open enrollment. However, studies have shown that frequent communication is essential for keeping ESPP benefits top of mind and reinforcing the employee value proposition. Learn more about how a multi-channel, year-round approach can keep the conversation going…
How Your HR Team Can Improve An Equity Compensation Communication Strategy
Developments in technology have facilitated an easier path to reach participants and educate them on equity compensation plans so they can fully maximize all of the benefits that come along with these offerings, and in turn, boost engagement rates. Read more on how your HR team can improve their equity compensation communication strategy.
5 Ways Poor Communication is Hurting Your Equity Compensation Programs
Research has shown that when an organization lacks a solid equity compensation communication strategy, equity programs can fall short of their potential, and may even struggle to attract your employees’ attention. In this white paper, our expert team examines five ways poor communication is hurting your equity compensation programs with proven solutions.
Global Foundries Case Study
GlobalFoundries (GF) is a semiconductor manufacturer (or fab), headquartered in the U.S., that employs a broad workforce from hourly workers to highly skilled engineers. GF faces tough competition for talent in the technology industry. It competes with “high techn” companies that offer competitive cash and equity compensation, but do not maintain a workforce as diverse…
Confluent Case Study
As part of going public, Confluent senior management and a cross-functional team put together a comprehensive equity strategy and technology-enabled communication program to ensure employees were aligned with new investors and shared in the opportunities afforded by their IPO. Confluent decided to allow employees holding vested stock options and Confluent common stock the ability to…
The Issuer’s Guide to Cashless Participation
Cashless Participation 101 Maybe you’ve seen Cashless Participation mentioned in a LinkedIn post, perhaps you’ve seen it show up on an industry conference agenda, or maybe you’re offering it at your company. Regardless of where you may have noticed it, Cashless Participation is working its way into the fabric of Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs)…
Retaining Talent Amidst Falling Share Prices and Underwater Options
Recently, many companies have found themselves with a significant portion of their employees’ outstanding stock options “underwater” or “out of the money” due to plummeting share prices. This downward pressure is due in part to the conflict in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, rising interest rates, and other macroeconomic factors that continue to impact the broader…
What is an ESPP?
What is an ESPP, how does it work, and what benefits can it provide to employees? What is an ESPP? An Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) is an employee benefit plan that allows employees to purchase company stock through payroll deductions, with the benefit of a discount or company match to encourage participation. These broad-based…
NYSE/NASDAQ Halt Trading of Russia-Based Companies
Have these halted stocks impacted your peer group? This week, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and Nasdaq have temporarily halted trading in the stocks of Russia-based companies listed on their exchanges. The halts are reported to be due to regulatory concerns as the exchanges seek more information following economic sanctions imposed on Russia after…
The Forgotten Participant: Nonqualified ESPPs for Your Essential Workers
Background and Current Market Environment The COVID-19 pandemic has placed compensation and benefits front and center, particularly for front-line employees (“essential workers”) like grocery store, warehouse, and food-service workers who do not have the luxury to work from home. These employees do not necessarily have adequate safety gear, access to health care or paid family…
