EFES PRESS REVIEW - NOVEMBER 2025


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A selection of 22 remarkable articles in 5 countries in November 2025: Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, United Kingdom.
Canada: Employee ownership with Teamshares support for Root Cellar grocery store chain.
Ten years after Great Britain, the Employee Ownership Trust mechanism is taking its first steps in Canada.
Denmark: Enhanced tax incentives for employee share ownership.
France: New employee share plan for Capgemini.
Italy: New employee share plan for Snam.
UK: Around one hundred new business transfers to employees every two months. Thanks to the Employee Ownership Trust formula, two new SMEs are transfered to their employees every day now.
This time, among others, the cases of: JMArchitects, Whitehead Monckton law firm, The Behaviours creative agency, Home Trust Care, Booth Welsh engineering, Insignia crisis management, Advanced Plastics manufacturer, Brookend Veterinary Practice, Grimsby construction, Reid Mitchell HD consultancy, Rapiergroup events agency.
Tough times for family business transfers, with a new 20% inheritance tax. And tough times for business transfers to employees, with tax incentives cut in half. Calamity Reeves has struck both sides, families and employees alike, who will be the winners?
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Une sélection de 22 articles remarquables dans 5 pays en novembre 2025: Canada, Danemark, France, Italie, Royaume-Uni.
Canada: Actionnariat salarié avec l’appui de Teamshares pour la chaîne de supermarchés Root Cellar. Dix ans après la Grande Bretagne, le mécanisme de Fiducie Collective des Employés fait ses premiers pas au Canada.
Danemark: Incitants fiscaux renforcés pour l’actionnariat salarié.
France: Nouveau plan d’actionnariat salarié pour Capgemini.
Italie: Nouveau plan d’actionnariat salarié pour Snam.
Royaume Uni: Environ cent nouvelles transmissions d’entreprises aux salariés tous les deux mois.
Grâce à la formule de la Fiducie d'Actionnariat Salarié, chaque jour deux nouvelles PME transférées aux salariés en Grande Bretagne. Ce mois-ci entre autres les cas de: JMArchitects, Whitehead Monckton law firm, The Behaviours creative agency, Home Trust Care, Booth Welsh engineering, Insignia crisis management, Advanced Plastics manufacturer, Brookend Veterinary Practice, Grimsby construction, Reid Mitchell HD consultancy, Rapiergroup events agency.
Dur-dur pour la transmission d’entreprise familiale, avec une nouvelle taxe de 20% sur les héritages. Et dur-dur pour la transmission d’entreprise aux salariés avec un avantage fiscal diminué de moitié. Calamity Reeves a frappé des deux côtés, familles ou salariés, quels seront les gagnants?
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Nuestar seleccion propone 22 artículos destacados en 5 países en noviembre de 2025: Canadá, Dinamarca, Francia, Italia, Reino Unido.
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  Eine Auswahl von 22 bemerkenswerten Artikeln in 5 Ländern im November 2025: Kanada, Dänemark, Frankreich, Italien, Vereinigtes Königreich.
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  22 articoli selezionati per novembre 2025 in 5 Stati:
Canada, Danimarca, Francia, Italia, Regno Unito.
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V listopadu 2025 máme výběr 22 pozoruhodných článků ve 5 zemích: Kanada, Dánsko, Francie, Itálie, Spojené království.
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2025 novemberében hónapban 22 figyelemre méltó cikket találtunk 5 országból: Kanada, Dánia, Franciaország, Olaszország, Egyesült Királyság.
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Mamy wybór 22 niezwyklych artykulów w 5 krajach w listopadzie 2025 r.: Kanada, Dania, Francja, Wlochy, Wielka Brytania.
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Een selectie van 22 opmerkelijke artikelen in 5 landen in november 2025: Canada, Denemarken, Frankrijk, Italië, VK.
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Ett urval av 22 anmärkningsvärda artiklar i 5 länder i november 2025: Kanada, Danmark, Frankrike, Italien, Storbritannien.
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 SELECTION

CA      1 - Root Cellar founders sell grocery store chain, launch employee ownership model
             CHEK News - 26 Nov 2025
             The founders of the Root Cellar grocery store chain in Greater Victoria have sold their business, which is moving to an employee-owned model.
CA      2 - Could increased employee ownership restore confidence in Canada's economy?
             The Hub - 28 Oct 2025
             ... employee ownership as a ... Since the 1970s, federal legislation has supported employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)—the American cousin of EOT.
DA      3 - Iværksætteres nye forbedrede muligheder for at tildele medarbejderaktier
             EY - 12 Nov 2025
             Aftalen om Iværksætterpakken fra sommeren 2024 bliver nu konkretiseret i et lovforslag, der gennemfører ændringer til beskatning af aktieløn. ... Der bliver med...
FR      4 - Capgemini : total succès du plan d'actionnariat salarié
             Boursier.com - 27 Nov 2025
             Le 12e plan d'actionnariat salarié de Capgemini a rencontré un fort succès. Ce 12e 'ESOP' (Employee Share Ownership Plan) a enregistré une...
IT      5 - "Noi Snam", un successo oltre ogni attesa. Il 55% dei dipendenti sceglie di investire nel futuro dell'azienda
             Euroborsa - 6 Nov 2025
             Si è concluso con un risultato che ha superato ogni aspettativa il primo piano di azionariato diffuso di Snam, denominato "Noi Snam".
UK      6 - jmarchitects now employee-owned amid 'healthy pipeline' of projects
             Scottish Construction Now - 3 Nov 2025
             jmarchitects now employee-owned amid 'healthy pipeline' of projects. 3 Nov 2025. Clock icon Reading time: 5 minutes. Article Tags: jmarchitects.
UK      7 - Employee ownership “a way of saying we are not for sale”
             Legal Futures - 6 Nov 2025
             It was “undoubtedly” the firm's intention to make use of the ability of employee-owned firms to pay staff a tax-free bonus of up to £3,600 a year ...
UK      8 - The Behaviours Agency Moves to Employee Ownership as the Business Approaches 20 ...
             Marketing Communication News - 6 Nov 2025
             ... Employee-Owned Trust (EOT). Employees with more than 12 months' service will now be eligible for a share of the profits, as well as tax-free ...
UK      9 - Cumbria's HomeTrust Care Limited becomes employee-owned
              The Mail - 7 Nov 2025
             A Cumbrian care provider has become employee-owned. HomeTrust Care Limited, which operates three care homes in Carlisle, Keswick, and Kendal, has been ...
UK      10 - Irvine-based Booth Welsh has become employee-owned
             Irvine Times - 11 Nov 2025
             A NORTH Ayrshire engineering firm has become employee-owned in a move which will "help secure its long-term future". Irvine-based Booth Welsh ...
UK      11 - Birmingham consultancy transitions to employee ownership after 17 years
             The Business Desk - 11 Nov 2025
             The founder said: "Becoming an employee-owned business is the natural next step for us. It rewards the talented people who have helped build the ...
UK      12 - 310-strong manufacturer makes employee ownership move - sites in Hull, Manchester and Fareham
             Insider Media - 13 Nov 2025
             ... employee owned (image credit: Pixabay). A 310-strong ... "As a manufacturer, which as an industry makes up 11 per cent of the UK's employee owned ...
UK      13 - Advanced Plastics Transitions to Employee Ownership
             Plastics Today - 14 Nov 2025
             UK-based custom injection molder Advanced Plastics Group announced this week that it has transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).
UK      14 - New inheritance tax rules will destroy family businesses
             BBC - 19 Nov 2025
             ... employee-owned model avoids capital gains tax on the proceeds of a sale. His advice to other founders was to begin succession planning early. "The ...
UK      15 - Brookend vet practice in Witham becomes employee-owned
             Braintree & Witham Times - 19 Nov 2025
             Brookend Veterinary Practice in Witham has become employee-owned after receiving six figures worth of funding.
UK      16 - Grimsby construction and manufacturing group becomes employee-owned
             Lincolnshire Today - 21 Nov 2025
             ... employee-owned. This marks a significant milestone in our growth journey, placing our talented and dedicated team at the heart of the business ...
UK      17 - Merger creates employee-owned Scottish construction adviser and new Aberdeen base
             The Scotsman - 26 Nov 2025
             Merger creates employee-owned Scottish construction adviser and new Aberdeen base. By Scott Reid. Comment. Published 26th Nov 2025, 09:17 GMT. Updated ...
UK      18 - Reeves halves CGT relief on disposals to employee ownership trusts
             Citywire - 26 Nov 2025
             Reeves added that the 50% relief retains 'a strong incentive for employee-owned companies.' EOTs are a corporate ownership structure in which the ...
UK      19 - Tax relief cut makes employee ownership trusts 'far riskier'
             Personnel Today - 27 Nov 2025
             She announced: “I will reduce the relief to 50%, retaining a strong incentive for employee-owned companies.” Employee ownership trusts. Employee ...
UK      20 - Rapiergroup announces transition to employee ownership
             micebook. - 27 Nov 2025
             “By becoming employee-owned, we're protecting our culture, values, client and supplier relationships for the long term.” The EOT structure ensures ...
UK      21 - The Budget delivers mixed messages on employee ownership
             BDO - 28 Nov 2025
             ... employee-owned model. It would be a great shame if these changes were to dampen enthusiasm for EOTs which will continue to provide real benefits ...
UK      22 - Budget tax rises to hit business sales to workers, warn advisers
             Financial Times - 28 Nov 2025
             A 2023 study commissioned by the EOA found that businesses owned by employees were 8 to 12 per cent more productive than non-employee owned businesses ...

 

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