Duties include:-
• all aspects of employee share participation, including designing, drafting and implementing the full range of approved and unapproved share plans for public and private companies;
• the design and implementation of other forms of incentivisation arrangements such as cash bonus schemes and "phantom" option schemes;
• the structure and quantum of executive remuneration packages;
• the employee share scheme aspects of corporate transactions;
• corporation tax issues relating to employee share participation; and
• the PAYE / NIC consequences of providing shares to employees.
The Reading office has taken advantage of the extraordinary range of businesses attracted to the M4 corridor and is know as the market leader in the Technology sector in the area, as well as being the European Centre of Excellence for Technology.
They play a central role in the burgeoning field of hi-tech companies, whilst also providing service to many international businesses in the area. The regional Technology, Communication and Entertainment Industry Group is based in the Reading office, reflecting the fact the firm is a magnet for businesses pursuing the ideas and applications that will shape they way commerce and daily life are conducted in the future. Reading is also strong in consumer products, industrial products and entrepreneurial services.