Participation by employees in the financial results of their companies has grown in importance across the European Union since the 1990s. This report investigates the scope and characteristics of employee share ownership and profit-sharing schemes in 14 EU Member States. It follows on from the...

There is increasing interest in the financial participation of employees in their enterprises within the European Union. The PEPPER II report of the European Commission, published in 1996, concluded that there is more diversity than unity in the use of financial participation schemes across the...