EFES PRESS REVIEW - MARCH 2023


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We have a selection of 30 remarkable articles in 6 countries in March 2023: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, UK.
Belgium: The need for collective employee ownership. Employee ownership is slowly but steadily eroding in Europe.
Canada: Missed opportunity. New policy plan for Employee Ownership Trusts provides an option in business succession planning, but not hoped-for tax incentives.
Denmark: Co-ownership for all employees of Lyras manufacturer.
France: Eres publishes its 2023 Panorama of employee share ownership in France.
Italy: New record for EssilorLuxottica. In Italy, WBO is the acronym for "workers buy out".
UK: Early case of the joint use of EOT and ESOP schemes in th UK.
Thanks to the Employee Ownership Trust scheme, every day a new SME is transferred to employees, - 90 new transmissions from January 1 to March 31! This month, among others, the case of: Blue Sky Financial Planning, Blackheath Products, Cheetham Jackson, Granby Marketing, Wicker Pharmacy, Fabrik landscape designers, Hockley Mint jewellery, Langcliffe M&A, Lemon Groundwork Solutions, RR Engineering. Postlethwaite Solicitors, a national practice specialising in employee ownership, have now themselves become 100% employee owned.
New crisis for John Lewis Partnership which is considering abandoning the 100% employee ownership formula.
On the way to a new employee share ownership policy, – Equity for All.
           
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Une sélection de 30 articles remarquables dans 6 pays en mars 2023: Belgique, Canada, Danemark, France, Italie, Royaume-Uni.
Belgique: Nécessité de l'actionnariat salarié collectif. L'actionnariat salarié s'érode lentement mais continuellement en Europe.
Canada: Une occasion manquée. Le nouveau plan fédéral pour les Trusts d'Actionnariat Salarié prévoit de créer un outil pour les transmissions d'entreprises, mais sans les incitants fiscaux nécessaires.
Danemark: Actionnariat partagé pour tous les salariés de l'équipementier Lyras.
France: Eres publie son Panorama 2023 de l'actionnariat salarié en France.
Italie: Nouveau record pour les actionnaires salariés d'EssilorLuxottica. WBO est l'acronyme des "workers buy out" à l'italienne.
Royaume Uni: Un premier cas d'utilisation combinée des formules EOT et ESOP.
Grâce à la formule du Trust d'Actionnariat Salarié, chaque jour une nouvelle PME transférée aux salariés, - 90 nouvelles transmissions entre le 1er janvier et le 31 mars! Ce mois-ci entre autres les cas de: Blue Sky Financial Planning, Blackheath Products, Cheetham Jackson, Granby Marketing, Wicker Pharmacy, Fabrik paysagistes, bijoux Hockley Mint, Langcliffe M&A, Lemon Groundwork Solutions, RR Engineering. Postlethwaite, cabinet spécialisé dans l'actionnariat salarié, est désormais lui-même détenu à 100 % par ses salariés.
Le feu au lac pour John Lewis Partnership qui songe à abandonner la formule du 100% actionnariat salarié.
En route pour une nouvelle politique d'actionnariat salarié pour tous.
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Nuestar seleccion propone 30 artículos destacados en 6 países en marzo de 2023: Bélgica, Canadá, Dinamarca, Francia, Italia, Reino Unido.
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  Eine Auswahl von 30 bemerkenswerten Artikeln in 6 Ländern im März 2023: Belgien, Kanada, Dänemark, Frankreich, Italien, Vereinigtes Königreich.
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  30 articoli selezionati per marzo 2023 in 6 Stati:
Belgio, Canada, Danimarca, Francia, Italia, Regno Unito.

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V breznu 2023 máme výběr 30 pozoruhodných článků ve 6 zemích: Belgie, Kanada, Dánsko, Francie, Itálie, Spojené království.
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2023 márciusában hónapban 30 figyelemre méltó cikket találtunk 6 országból: Belgium, Kanada, Dánia, Franciaország, Olaszország, Egyesült Királyság.
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Mamy wybór 30 niezwyklych artykulów w 6 krajach w marcu 2023 r: Belgia, Kanada, Dania, Francja, Wlochy, Wielka Brytania.
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Een selectie van 30 opmerkelijke artikelen in 6 landen in maart 2023: België, Canada, Denemarken, Frankrijk, Italië, VK.
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 SELECTION

BE      1 - Actionnariat salarié: le labeur et le salaire du labeur
             L'Echo - 11 Mar 2023
             Secrétaire général de la Fédération européenne de l'actionnariat salarié. Bien que la Belgique offre peu d'incitants, de jeunes entreprises de la ...
BE      2 - Actionnariat salarié: les dirigeants mieux servis que les ...
             L'Echo - 29 Mar 2023
              l'actionnariat salarié s'érode lentement mais continuellement en Europe, en pourcentage du capital, souligne la Fédération européenne de l'actionnariat salarié
CA      3 - Employee ownership can be transformational
             Hamilton Spectator - 8 Mar 2023
             Employee ownership trusts have transformative potential for owners, for employees and for ... Women employee-owners earned 17 per cent more.
CA      4 - Canada's employee ownership trust model should waive capital gains tax: Senator Loffreda
             sencanada.ca - 15 Mar 2023
             To encourage and facilitate the creation of employee ownership trusts, Canada's trust model should include a capital gains tax exemption for ...
CA      5 - Employee Ownership Trusts: A tool for the succession-planning crisis
             Clark Wilson LLP - 20 Mar 2023
             ... surveys from the US showed that during the 2001 and 2008 recessions, employee-owned businesses were less susceptible to economic crises.
CA      6 - New Employee Ownership Trusts provide an option in succession planning
             Canadian Lawyer 31 Mar 2023
             New Employee Ownership Trusts provide an option in succession planning, but not hoped-for tax breaks. Federal budget sets out to have EOT program in place in 2024
DA      7 - Virksomhed tilbyder alle ansatte medejerskab: Vil gøre dem til ...
             LandbrugsAvisen - 24 Mar 2023
             Det sker gennem medarbejderaktier til en symbolsk pris. Det skriver virksomheden i en pressemeddelelse. Lyras har udviklet en teknologi,...
FR      8 - Actionnariat salarié : en moyenne 3% du capital aux mains des salariés dans les grandes entreprises cotées
             L'Argent & Vous - 28 Mar 2023
             Près d'un tiers des entreprises cotées en bourse appartenant à l'indice SBF120 ont réalisé une opération collective d'actionnariat salarié en 2022,...
IT      9 - Universo EssiLux, nuovo record dei dipendenti azionisti
             Nordest Economia - 29 Mar 2023
             Dopo il successo del piano di azionariato diffuso internazionale 2022, oggi 72.000 dipendenti in 85 regioni detengono una partecipazione finanziaria in EssilorLuxottica
IT      10 - Quando i dipendenti diventano 'padroni'
             L'Indro - 31 Mar 2023
             In Gran Bretagna, il risultato di ca.1000 nuove imprese con con 75.000 nuovi azionisti-dipendenti si raggiunto dopo l'introduzione della Employee Ownership...
UK      11 - IFA firm becomes employee-owned
             International Adviser - 1 Mar 2023
             The owners of Poole-based IFA firm Blue Sky Financial Planning have transferred 100% of their shares via an employee ownership trust (EOT). CEO will stay in his role for another five years.
UK      12 - Halesowen distributor to become employee-owned
             The Business Desk - 2 Mar 2023
             Previously a private limited company, it will become an Employee Owned Trust (EOT) this month. Mark Murphy, managing director of Blackheath Products, ...
UK      13 - ThinCats helps Northern IFA become employee owned
             IFA Magazine - 8 Mar 2023
             As the business moves to an EOT model, the culture of collaboration that being employee owned brings is vital and I am delighted that all 77 of ...
UK      14 - Lancashire marketing and logistics firm becomes employee-owned
             Lancashire Business View - 8 Mar 2023
             “Becoming employee owned will allow our team to contribute more than ever before to Granby's and our clients' success, and ensure we are as ...
UK      15 - John Lewis appoints first chief executive in bid to stop financial slide
             Financial Times - 15 Mar 2023
             The appointment comes as the employee-owned partnership struggles to remain profitable, partly because of high costs and falling sales at its ...
UK      16 - Agency in the Workplace: Wicker Pharmacy
             Now Then Magazine - 16 Mar 2023
             In a new series, Wicker Pharmacy Managing Director Ellie Bennett tells Now Then about the employee-owned venture which has served Sheffield every ...
UK      17 - Britain's John Lewis scraps staff bonus as losses widen
             Yahoo News UK - 16 Mar 2023
             The employee-owned company said it made a loss of 234 million pounds ($283.23 million)in the 12 months to Jan. 28 compared to a loss of 27 million ...
UK      18 - fabrik becomes employee-owned trust as Rath confirms sale
             Pro Landscaper Magazine - 16 Mar 2023
             fabrik Limited is now a 100% employee-owned trust. Founding director Johnny Rath confirmed the sale this week after 20 years at the helm.
UK      19 - John Lewis considers end to 100% employee ownership
             BBC - 19 Mar 2023
             John Lewis is considering a potential change to its employee-owned business structure, upending more than 70 years of tradition.
UK      20 - John Lewis faces criticism over plans to dilute mutual model
             The Guardian - 19 Mar 2023
             Plans by loss-making retailer John Lewis to end more than seven decades as a 100% employee-owned business have drawn criticism from an MP and ...
UK      21 - John Lewis: how does 100% staff ownership work?
             NationalWorld - 19 Mar 2023
             John Lewis Partnership is a special business with a unique employee-owned model. Long may that be allowed to stay and prosper.” John LewisWaitrose ...
UK      22 - Employee ownership is the heart and soul of John Lewis – losing that would destroy it
             The Guardian - 20 Mar 2023
             Fast forward a decade, and John Lewis is looking into diluting its employee-owned structure by selling a stake in order to raise funds to invest ...
UK      23 - Jewellery firm becomes employee-owned
             The Business Desk - 20 Mar 2023
             EOTs are a Government initiative aimed at promoting employee ownership, by giving all employees a significant stake in the business, ...
UK      24 - Mergers and acquisitions firm Langcliffe International becomes employee-owned
             Businesses for sale - 21 Mar 2023
             Langcliffe International, a leading buy-side mergers & acquisitions deal originator, has transitioned to an employee-owned business model including both EOT and ESOP
UK      25 - MP calls for law change to help John Lewis remain employee-owned
             Irvine Times - 26 Mar 2023
             The chair of the mutuals all-party parliamentary group told the PA news agency: “It is the route to help John Lewis stay completely employee-owned ...
UK      26 - FRP selected for employee ownership transition at LGS
             Consultancy.uk - 28 Mar 2023
             Over the last decade, the number of employee-owned businesses has passed 1,300. The latest business to adopt the model is Lemon Groundwork ...
UK      27 - Employee ownership to ensure long-term future of engineering company
             The Business Desk - 28 Mar 2023
             RR Engineering Ltd, based in Scarborough, is becoming an employee-owned business. The company was set up over 30 years ago by Roy Hendry and ...
UK      28 - Spring Budget: Equity for All - a holistic review of the UK's ...
             Lexology - 28 Mar 2023
             This follows a parliamentary debate on potential reforms of employee share ownership schemes in September 2022 during which questions were raised as to how...
UK      29 - Retail consultant Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has 'let go of the soul'
             The Independent - 29 Mar 2023
             The company is considering ending its employee-owned business structure in order to attract investment.
UK      30 - Postlethwaite, the UK employee ownership and incentives lawyers, themselves become 100% Employee Owned
             Postlethwaite Solicitors - 30 Mar 2023
             After 20 years advising our clients on how to become employee-owned, in more recent years often through an EOT, the time is right to do this ourselves…

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EFES' objective is to act as the umbrella organization of employee owners, companies and all persons, trade unions, experts, researchers, institutions looking to promote employee share ownership and participation in Europe.