European tech companies struggle to compensate employees with profit-sharing in a system where stock options have big restrictions and high tax rates
Lawmakers across the Continent haven't given startups the compensation tools they need to share profits with employees. That's changing. Tweets: @mdudas and @alecstapp . Thanks: @vojtech Tweets: Mike Dudas / @mdudas : Lawmakers across the Continent haven't given startups the compensation tools they need to share profits with employees. That's changing. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Alec Stapp / @alecstapp : How equity compensation works (or doesn't work) in Germany: “Whenever Raisin grants shares, a notary must literally read the lengthy compensation agreement aloud to both the employee and Freund at a hearing that can take up to 90 minutes.” https://www.bloomberg.com/... Thanks: @vojtech