July 2023
IRDAI’s Latest Guidelines on Executive Compensation - An Equity Compensation Perspective
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KPIT
ESOP Direct is responsible for KPIT’s end-to-end ESOP & ESOP Trust Management.
Why ESOPs are More Than Just a Financial Incentive
ESOPs serve mainly as a form of employee benefit, aiming to align the interests of employees with the success of the company. By giving employees a stake in the organization, ESOPs can foster employee engagement, motivation and loyalty, which in turn can lead to increased productivity and a stronger company culture.
ESOP Trust – Why, When and How?
An ESOP trust is an entity established by companies to hold shares for the purpose of the ESOP program and /or to hold shares on behalf of eligible employees participating in the ESOP program. These trusts have become a mandatory requirement in India in case an ESOP program contemplate secondary shares.
JSW Steel
ESOP’s Direct’s team provided guidance on setting up end-to-end processes from a compliance and regulatory standpoint.
Persistent
ESOP’s Direct’s team assisted in establishing procedure for exercising options in compliance with regulatory standards.
Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Equity Compensation is a tried and tested tool to ensure the attraction and retention of key talent and drive their performances[...]
Designing a Phantom Option Plan for an NBFC
When an NBFC wanted to implement a long-term incentive policy to incentivize its employees but, the investor funds did not want to dilute their shareholding. ESOP Direct assisted the company by devising a Phantom policy.
Whether ESOPs mean money right after Grant?
An Employee Stock Option (“Option”/ “ESOP”) is a long-term incentive instrument being offered by a Company to its employees under its ESOP Plan ("Plan”). The “Company” here may be the direct employer of the employees receiving a grant of ESOPs or may be a parent or subsidiary of such direct employer company. The employees get [...]
ESOPs – the massive wealth generators
ESOPs have always been “sold” to employees as wealth generators. More often than not, they were perceived as a dream which rarely came true. Thousands of employees of companies like Zomato, Nykaa, Paytm and Policy bazaar however, would have a different story to tell. We analysed the offer documents of these companies which recently went [...]