ESOPs and Other Benefits Plans for Employees in India
Legal, Regulatory and Tax Considerations
October 27, 2023
 

One of the most popular employee reward and retention strategies used by global employers since decades has been Employee Stock Option Plans.

Our latest research paper on this subject, provides a comprehensive overview of the legal, tax and regulatory considerations with respect to stock options and other benefits plans that are introduced in favour of employees by the employers. In so doing, the research paper delves into the legal framework when it comes to the stock options or similar benefits plans envisaged for the employees based on the type of arrangement including stock options for employees of listed Indian companies, unlisted Indian companies, employees of Indian subsidiary of a foreign headquartered company etc. The paper also deals with legal framework governing the award of sweat equity to the employees of an entity

Please click here to access our paper.

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ESOPs and Other Benefits Plans for Employees in India

Legal, Regulatory and Tax Considerations

October 27, 2023

 

 

One of the most popular employee reward and retention strategies used by global employers since decades has been Employee Stock Option Plans.

Our latest research paper on this subject, provides a comprehensive overview of the legal, tax and regulatory considerations with respect to stock options and other benefits plans that are introduced in favour of employees by the employers. In so doing, the research paper delves into the legal framework when it comes to the stock options or similar benefits plans envisaged for the employees based on the type of arrangement including stock options for employees of listed Indian companies, unlisted Indian companies, employees of Indian subsidiary of a foreign headquartered company etc. The paper also deals with legal framework governing the award of sweat equity to the employees of an entity

Please click here to access our paper.

Warm regards,

- Avani Maheshwari, Ipsita Agarwalla, Vivek Ilawat and Vikram Shroff

 

For any help or assistance, please email us on [email protected].

Do visit us at www.nishithdesai.com.

 

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