Incentives, remuneration and benefits

Attract, reward and retain your employees 

How you choose to reward your people will be driven by your business objectives. Our specialist employee incentives team can help you identify the best way to deliver the behaviours you need to meet your goals, and at the same time maximise the position of your employees and executives.

Attracting the best people is vital to the success of any business, but the labour market is increasingly mobile and competitive. To offer the sort of incentives that attract and retain them, you need advice that is responsive to changes in legislation and market conditions. 

The team is very helpful and responsive. They are very knowledgeable, thoughtful, responsive and concise in their work.

Client, Legal 500

How we can help you

Our lawyers have a wealth of experience in advising on the full range of employee incentives, including:

• tax-advantaged enterprise management incentive (EMI) and company share option plans 
• employee ownership trusts
• tax-advantaged all-employee plans 
• growth shares
• bespoke arrangements for senior executives, including cash bonus plans
• employee benefit trusts
• corporate governance and executive remuneration

We advise on the impact that corporate transactions have on incentive arrangements and making the process as smooth as possible. Tax withholding and reporting are important administrative tasks that companies need to get right.

Our team also advises on wider employee tax issues, including arrangements for new joiners and the taxation of termination payments. Employers need to ensure that expenses and benefits are taxed correctly, particularly given the shift towards remote working (often from other countries).

Our incentives, remuneration and benefits specialists

Our specialist lawyers advise a wide range of companies on their incentive plans, from small start-ups and PE backed companies to listed and global companies. We work closely with our international colleagues across Osborne Clarke (and our best friends network), so we are able to advise wherever your employees are based.