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We endeavor to inform companies and employees about the topic of employee participation through editorial contributions in various specialist media. Our aim is to promote transparency, legal certainty and fairness. We are happy to respond to your questions and suggestions for topics. Please use our contact form for suggestions.

26.09.24

Employee participation as a must-have? (#113)

24.09.24

ESOP/VSOP: Why the amount of shares is not so important - and what counts instead

17.09.24

ESOP 2.0: How a startup saves its employees high taxes

30.08.24

ESOP/VSOP: Employees also receive money on exit - or do they?

21.08.24

ESOP/VSOP: How much do you get in the end?

25.04.24

ESOP/VSOP: Why the amount of shares is not so important - and what counts instead

07.03.24

What happens to my ESOPs if the company files for insolvency?

14.02.24

Out of the box - Startup of the month: ESOP1 / ESOP-Direkt

23.01.24

ESOPs & VSOPs: What happens to the shares when employees leave the company?

03.01.24

Founders should work through this checklist before introducing a participation program

01.11.23

Fair ESOP and VSOP rules for everyone involved: what you need to know

03.01.24

Employee share ownership: How to avoid pitfalls and distribute shares fairly

28.09.23

From founding to scaling: VSOPs for different start-up phases

16.09.23

Employee participation is in vogue: how to avoid the most common mistakes

10.07.23

ESOP employee participation for employee recruitment and retention: design options

01.11.23

The Klarna trap: What to watch out for with employee participation

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ESOP-Direkt.de is a service of ESOP1 GmbH in close cooperation with the business law boutique trustberg. 

Our mission is to advance the topic of employee participation in Germany and to create transparency in the process. We provide business and legal advice, draw up your customized contract and design solutions for the introduction and administration of your program.

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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

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Cheap to free of charge

Relevant clauses may be missing / are not known

Error-prone, possibly outdated and not legally compliant

Risks and personal liability of the management

Standardized and not adapted to your goals

Lack of transparency regarding pitfalls, risks and solutions

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Excerpt from our recent publications

Employee participation as a must-have? (#113)

ESOP/VSOP: Why the amount of shares is not so important - and what counts instead

ESOP 2.0: How a startup saves its employees high taxes

ESOP/VSOP: Employees also receive money on exit - or do they?

ESOP/VSOP: How much do you get in the end?

ESOP/VSOP: Why the amount of shares is not so important - and what counts instead

What happens to my ESOPs if the company files for insolvency?

Out of the box - Startup of the month: ESOP1 / ESOP-Direkt

ESOPs & VSOPs: What happens to the shares when employees leave the company?

Founders should work through this checklist before introducing a participation program

Fair ESOP and VSOP rules for everyone involved: what you need to know

Employee share ownership: How to avoid pitfalls and distribute shares fairly

From founding to scaling: VSOPs for different start-up phases

Employee participation is in vogue: how to avoid the most common mistakes

ESOP employee participation for employee recruitment and retention: design options

The Klarna trap: What to watch out for with employee participation

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Excerpt from our recent publications

Employee participation as a must-have? (#113)

ESOP/VSOP: Why the amount of shares is not so important - and what counts instead

ESOP 2.0: How a startup saves its employees high taxes

ESOP/VSOP: Employees also receive money on exit - or do they?

ESOP/VSOP: How much do you get in the end?

ESOP/VSOP: Why the amount of shares is not so important - and what counts instead

What happens to my ESOPs if the company files for insolvency?

Out of the box - Startup of the month: ESOP1 / ESOP-Direkt

ESOPs & VSOPs: What happens to the shares when employees leave the company?

Founders should work through this checklist before introducing a participation program

Fair ESOP and VSOP rules for everyone involved: what you need to know

Employee share ownership: How to avoid pitfalls and distribute shares fairly

From founding to scaling: VSOPs for different start-up phases

Employee participation is in vogue: how to avoid the most common mistakes

ESOP employee participation for employee recruitment and retention: design options

The Klarna trap: What to watch out for with employee participation

Your experts for employee participation

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Avoid costly mistakes: why your contracts should be tailor-made

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