Employee incentive plans are designed to make the prospect of joining or continuing employment with a company more appealing.
The Hall & Wilcox Corporate & Commercial team understand how to structure and implement effective employee benefits arrangements, including employee incentive plans.
Drawing on the expertise of our widely respected tax practice to complement our extensive experience structuring and implementing effective employee benefits arrangements, we ensure that our solutions are tax-effective and take into account any M&A activity that may trigger payments or other staff entitlements. We also work closely with our Employment team which enables us to provide seamless advice on all aspects of employment law.
We advise on the full range of issues arising out of employee benefits plans and programs, including:
- employee share and option plans;
- bonus systems and other incentives;
- restructures, takeovers and other ‘triggers’;
- due diligence;
- deferred remuneration components;
- taxation considerations, including special purpose companies, allowable deductions and fringe benefits;
- relevant legislation, including the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
- change of control triggers; and
- corporate governance compliance.