Royal Dutch Shell Wins Employee Ownership Award

The UK's Employee Share Ownership Centre announced yesterday that Royal Dutch Shell had won its award for "the best employee share ownership plan worldwide." The program at Royal Dutch Shell, open to 29,000 employees in 80 countries, offers a 15% discount. Jo Swinson, the UK's Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs presented the award, saying "Employee share ownership can play an important role in growth by giving employees a real stake in the business."