Employee participation: new opportunities for German middle class!

Employee participation: new opportunities for German middle class!

Kassel, Deutschland - In Germany, the topic of employee participation is becoming increasingly important, since companies are increasingly relying on innovative models in order to motivate their employees and to have their entrepreneurial successes participating. The Federal Association of Employee participations emphasizes that employee participations create a deeper bond between employees and companies. These programs, which are not only attractive for listed companies, offer workers the opportunity to participate in the successes of their companies and benefit from returns. According to offer around 70 to 80 percent of the listed companies to their employees this form of participation, often as employee shares.

The new legislation that has been in force since the beginning of the year is intended to increase the attractiveness of employee participation programs. The tax allowance for such investments was increased from 1,440 to 2,000 euros. These are good news, but the actual implementation in the company remains behind the expectations, such as entrepreneur edition . There is a significant need for information, especially in medium -sized companies, where only 2 to 3 percent of the companies still offer participation models for their employees. Dirk Lambach from the Federal Association of Employee participation is optimistic that increased communication and education about the advantages of employee participations can be expanded.