Global Equity Plans Need Tax, Securities, Labor Focus to Succeed, Speakers Say

U.S. employers that wish to provide equity-based incentive compensation to employees overseas need to focus on tax, securities, labor, and foreign exchange issues to determine whether the plan will be successful in meeting corporate objectives, speakers said during an April 30 webcast sponsored by Bloomberg BNA.

Because each country has different requirements applicable to employee stock plans, it is important to “find out what they are before jumping in” to provide equity globally, Brenda Tan, senior manager of total rewards at Gilead Sciences in Foster City, Calif., said. It is important to get stakeholders together early enough to agree on ...