Employee Share Ownership in Australia: Theory, Evidence, Current Practice and Regulation

86 Pages Posted: 29 May 2007

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Ingrid Landau

Monash University; Monash University

Richard Mitchell

Monash University - Department of Business Law & Taxation

Ann O'Connell

University of Melbourne - Law School

Ian Ramsay

Melbourne Law School - University of Melbourne

Date Written: May 2007

Abstract

Since at least the 1970s, employee share ownership has enjoyed bipartisan political support in Australia. Despite broad and sustained public policy interest in employee share ownership, however, Australian literature on the subject remains scarce. There has also been very little in the way of comprehensive analysis of the regulatory framework. This paper provides an overview of employee share ownership from an Australian perspective. It begins by reviewing the literature on broad-based employee share ownership before turning to examine available data on Australian practice. It then considers how employee share ownership plans are currently provided for in public policy and law. Companies in Australia proposing to offer shares to employees must comply with many regulatory requirements. The paper examines these requirements. The authors also examine features of the current regulatory framework which have been identified as problematic.

Suggested Citation

Landau, Ingrid and Landau, Ingrid and Mitchell, Richard James and O'Connell, Ann and Ramsay, Ian, Employee Share Ownership in Australia: Theory, Evidence, Current Practice and Regulation (May 2007). U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 239, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=989454 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.989454

Ingrid Landau

Monash University

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Richard James Mitchell

Monash University - Department of Business Law & Taxation ( email )

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Ann O'Connell

University of Melbourne - Law School ( email )

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Ian Ramsay (Contact Author)

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