New Report on Employer Stock in 401(k) Plans

A new report from the Democratic Policy Committee in the U.S. Senate shows that 40% of Fortune 50 corporations had employer stock in their plans. Seventeen of the companies had more than 50% of their assets invested in company stock.

New Report: European Trends in Employee Stock Ownership

On March 7, the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES) reported on that among 2,335 European companies listed on stock exchanges, the average stake held by employee share plans is 3.2% That is up from 2.5% in 2006.

New Research on Employee Ownership and Consumer Marketing

An online survey of more than 2,000 respondents found that many consumers say they would pay a premium for products from employee-owned companies. Almost half of respondents (48%) said they would be willing to pay more, and 18% percent said they would pay more than 20% extra.

New Research on Employee Ownership and the Pandemic

The pandemic is a critically important time to conduct research exploring how businesses and their employees have fared, and what are successful ways to reduce the negative impacts from this crisis. Employee ownership is a key factor to be explored in this context.