Mairi Granville-George
Knowledge Lawyer Director, UK
Mairi is our specialist Knowledge Lawyer Director for our employee incentives team.
Mairi is responsible for keeping our lawyers and clients up-to-date on developments in share schemes and executive remuneration. This includes assisting with technical legal issues, delivering training, publishing our regular incentives newsletter and responding to relevant consultations issued by HMRC and the Treasury.
Our incentives team advises on the design and implementation of the full range of employee share plans and employee benefit trusts (including employee ownership trusts).
Mairi has particular expertise in tax-advantaged share plans, including enterprise management incentive options, and is a member of Share Plan Lawyers. She is also experienced in related employee tax and corporate governance issues.
Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world
Helping businesses to incentivise their employees has been the focus of my career. I enjoy finding commercial solutions to technical points which may arise in designing plans for our clients.
Ensuring that the workforce is motivated to drive the business forward has taken on greater significance, due to the recent challenges many companies have been facing and the shift towards hybrid working.
Insights
Employment and pensions
Valuations for tax-advantaged share plans | HMRC confirms extension to 120 days
HMRC confirms extended window of 120 days for valuations agreed in connection with the grant of tax-advantaged options
26/01/2022
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1m
Employment and pensions
Health and social care levy | payslip information on NICs rise from April 2022
HMRC asks employers to include message on payslips about NICs increase
26/01/2022
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1m
Tax
Autumn Budget 2021 | What tax measures were announced?
A technical yet cautiously optimistic Budget without any big surprises for businesses
28/10/2021
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5m
Tax
Autumn Budget 2021 | What tax measures can we expect to see?
With the country slowly recovering from the fallout of the pandemic and the government needing to reduce the massive deficit...
14/10/2021
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5m
Employment and pensions
Employee Incentives Update: September 2021
In this edition, we look at developments relevant to incentives and employee tax, including the new health and social care...
15/09/2021
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2m
Employment and pensions
Trust Registration Service extended to non-tax paying trusts | EBT aspects
HMRC's Trust Registration Service is now open for non-taxable trust registrations.
15/09/2021
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2m
Employment and pensions
Employment related securities | Update from HMRC
HMRC has published an update on employment related securities, response to consultation on the expansion of the EMI Scheme awaited
15/09/2021
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1m
Employment and pensions
New health and social care levy announced | Rise in national insurance from April 2022
New health and social care levy to be introduced in the UK, to pay for reforms to the care sector...
15/09/2021
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3m
Employment and pensions
Employee Incentives Update | May 2021
In this edition: EMI options call for evidence | New report on employee share ownership | Reminder on annual returns...
14/05/2021
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4m
Employment and pensions
Trust Registration Service | extension to non-tax paying trusts
HMRC has provided an update on the extension of the Trust Registration Service to non-tax paying trusts
14/05/2021
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1m
Employment and pensions
A stake in success | new report highlights the benefits of employee share ownership
A new think-tank report calls for an expansion of employee share ownership in the UK and makes policy recommendations
14/05/2021
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2m
Employment and pensions
Annual returns for employment-related securities | deadline 6 July 2021
The deadline for submitting HMRC annual returns in respect of employment-related security arrangements for the tax year ending 5 April...
14/05/2021
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1m
