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An NCEO analysis of Glassdoor ratings of companies on the Employee Ownership 100 list shows that they tend to be more highly rated by employees than their competitors. The study looked at the three main Glassdoor ratings:

Q: I own a majority of the stock in my company and an ESOP owns the rest. I’d like to sell my shares, but this is not the right time for the ESOP to buy them. I have had an offer from someone who wants to purchase them and retain the ESOP. I think the buyer would be a good fit for us.

Q: Our ESOP owns less than 100% of the shares. If we sell shares or buy shares from non-ESOP owners, do we have to use the ESOP valuation?

Q: If a company wants to buy us but wants to put some of the purchase price in escrow, can they do that?

Is the ESOP administrative committee the same as the plan fiduciary or the plan trustee?

Q: We have heard that C corporations must put at least 30% of shares in the ESOP trust to receive tax advantages. Does the same 30% minimum apply for an S corporation even though the tax advantages are different?

Q: Does our board have a fiduciary duty to focus only on shareholder value?

Our company is a 100% S ESOP. We have contributed more than the Section 415 limit for our ESOP and 401(k). Are we exempt from excise taxes because we are a 100% S ESOP?

Q: Does Canada have anything like the US ESOP?

Q: We are a 100% S-Corp ESOP and want to provide certain employees with synthetic equity but are having difficulty deciding between phantom stock and stock appreciation rights (SARs). It seems SARs are more common. How do we decide?