WHAT IS EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP?

There are many different ways for company to share equity with their employees. Some of these are familiar like stock options, others are less well known.  Some plans are "broad-based", meaning that they include most or all employees, others only include a small percentage. Some companies share a small portion of wealth with employees, others are 100% employee-owned.  Next is a brief description of some of the different types of employee ownership plans that companies use.