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EOA Expert Panel Webinar - Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs)
EOA will be kicking off the 2022 Experts Panel webinar series on Tuesday, 5 April at 5pm (AEST) with a session on the topic of 'Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs)'.
At our inaugural 2022 session we are pleased to be joined by a special guest from the UK - Graeme Nuttall OBE, partner, Fieldfisher. Graeme is an international employee equity expert and a long time enthusiast for the employee ownership business model.
At this webinar Graeme will explain how and why employee ownership trusts (EOTs) have become a mainstream way of owning and governing UK private companies and will spend time with us discussing the potential for EOTs in Australia.
This webinar is free to join. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar.
When: 5pm (AEST) Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Where: Zoom online webinar (registration required)
Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3216480083091/WN_GhlwXIOuSCalfoWjPeVvMg
Solving Succession Woes With Employee Ownership Trusts
This article by Professor Andrew Pendleton originally appeared on UNSW Business School’s online business journal, BusinessThink.
When it comes to the issue of planning business affairs for the unexpected, the decision-making of what should happen in the future doesn’t need to be as dramatic as an episode of ‘Succession’.
When it’s time for a business owner or founder to exit their organisation, it’s not quite as simple as picking out the right farewell cake for the goodbye party. Indeed, as demonstrated by Jeff Bezos’ move from CEO to Chairman of the Board at Amazon, any sort of ownership transition or succession planning requires careful planning and execution.
Issues that can arise from a hasty exit for small and medium businesses include preserving the legacy of the organisation; protecting the jobs of employees; finding a third party willing to take it on; or (a thorny issue the black-comedy TV series, Succession, makes abundantly clear) picking which family members to pass the company on to.
Watch it again: ESS Tax and Regulatory Reform
A big thank you to everyone who attended the seventh EOA Expert Panel Webinar, with Tom McCarty from Link Market Services and Shaun Cartoon and Eileen Liu from Arnold Bloch Leibler, held on Thursday, 21 October 2021 at 9am (AEDT).
During 2021 the Government has provided a roadmap of significant regulatory and tax reforms that will make it easier for businesses to offer Employee Share Schemes, which will ultimately support Australian businesses to attract and retain their top talent. Join Tom as he discusses the proposed new ESS tax and regulatory changes in Australia with Shaun and Eileen.
