News 2009 ifs ProShare survey shows business as usual in employee share plans despite economic downtownDespite the current state of the financial markets, delegates at the annual ifs ProShare Employee Share Plans Conference were upbeat about the employee share plans market in the UK.
Captains of industry and politicians, together with companies, advisers and administrators voiced their strong support for employee share plans during the one day conference held at the Royal Society of Medicine yesterday.
Julie Richardson, Head of Employee Share Ownership at ifs ProShare said,
Across all the delegate sessions on topics as diverse as financial education for employees to executive remuneration, the message of the day was clear – employee share ownership has an important part to play in the UK economy.
Employee share plans continue to be a safe and successful savings option for a wide range of employees and they similarly continue to benefit employers in a variety of ways, for example by improving productivity.
ifs ProShare is a not-for-profit organisation that acts as the voice of the employee share ownership industry in the UK.
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