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swiley
on May 28, 2021
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Booking.com gives €28m in bonuses to three top exe...
Part of me wonders if that's one way to give bonuses to employees while avoiding a tax penalty. Most companies give employees stock via various mechanisms so you end up throwing money away by avoiding it.
qixxiq
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Yes, but stock ownership isn't even and so it'll
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primarily go to the CEO/etc (while reducing their tax impact).
The employees earning minimum wage, and who likely don't hold any stock, won't see any of it.
shkkmo
on May 28, 2021
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The percentage of a companies stock that is owned by employees is rarely big enough to make this in anyway close to efficient.
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