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Employee participation - what is it actually?

Employee participation, also known as an employee stock option plan (ESOP), refers to various contractual models that allow employees to participate in the company's success. These models differ, for example, in terms of administrative costs and taxation. While some terms are used synonymously, there are also significant differences and details that need to be considered.

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Real Stock Options (ESOP)
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Phantom Shares / Stock
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Virtual Stock Options (VSOP)
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Hurdle Shares

Virtual shares enjoy great popularity mainly because of their unbureaucratic administration and tax advantages

VSOP / Virtual Shares
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Virtual shares

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Employee does not become co-owner

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No certification of the program necessary

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Low bureaucracy

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Tax burden in case of cash event (e.g. exit case)

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No unwanted tax liability on issue

ESOP / "Real Shares
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Real, corporate law shares

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Employee becomes co-owner

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Notarial certification required for initial allocation

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Notarization per employee* necessary

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High bureaucracy

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Tax burden on issuance of shares conceivable depending on contractual arrangements

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Undesirable tax liability on issue

Employee participation - why?

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Documentation:
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Documentation:
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We create transparency and explain your desired participation program

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Exit participation / profit sharing

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Devesting

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Vesting & Cliff

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Buy-out right

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Your experts for employee participation

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Dr. Christopher Hahn

Lawyer

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Kolja Czudnochowski

Founder & Consultant

ESOP-Direkt.de is a service provided by ESOP1 GmbH in close cooperation with the law firm trustberg. We are entrepreneurs ourselves, Dr. Christopher Hahn is also the author of industry-relevant books (e.g. "Virtuelle Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen"). With the experience of over a hundred implemented participation programs, we know the individual requirements and goals of start-ups and SMEs.

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Our
clients
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"As a small company, it was extremely important for us to prevent staff turnover and incentivize employees in the long term. The VSOP is perfect for this."
- Michaela M.
Managing Director @ Consulting
"Thanks to our VSOP, we were able to recruit our first key employees quickly - despite significantly more attractive salary offers from other companies."
- Dawid R.
Founder @ Tech Start-Up
"I came up with the idea of an extensive bonus program, which became an efficient but lean participation program during the consulting process."
- Olaf G.
Managing Director @ Marketing Agency
"Thanks to the truly entrepreneurial legal advice, we have set up a perfectly fitting participation program for our colleagues."
- Hannes T.
Partner @ architecture office

Three reasons for
expert advice

The design of your participation program is highly dependent on the structures and circumstances of your company. In addition, there are numerous factors to consider from a company and employee perspective, which make individual consulting essential in order to avoid costly omissions.

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Save time

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Avoid costly mistakes and
pitfalls

Our process

From initial contact to your investment program in just a few days.

1

Conversation to understand your needs

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We want to understand your company and your individual requirements in order to create your tailor-made participation program.

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Personal consultation and preparation of contracts

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We advise you to find the right, targeted solution for your company & your employees - and draft the necessary contracts in a legal, appropriate and legally compliant manner.

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Sending of your immediately usable contract work

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Within a few days, we create your tailor-made participation program - immediately applicable, legally compliant and target-oriented.
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