EFES PRESS REVIEW - OCTOBER 2011


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  Much new information about employee ownership in October 2011, with 1.709 articles in this press review (on which 473 involving stock options and 478 about workers' cooperatives). We made a selection of 39 remarkable articles in 11 countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Namibia, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, USA.
Belgium: Disinformation about employee share ownership at Dexia.
Canada: Newspaper union says that it could soon bring an idea to Canada that is being tried in the U. S. - having staff become part owners. About one-quarter of Canada’s Top 100 Employers offer some form of employee ownership. Studying 850 firms from 1999 to 2007, Canadian researchers find a strong positive link between employee stock ownership and capital market transparency.
France: A set of possible employee buyouts as workers cooperatives: Helio Corbeil, SeaFrance. Employee buyout for France Telecom's subsidiary Orange Switzerland? Right of first refusal for employees in case of business transfer discussed in French Parliament.
Germany: Siemens calls for better fiscal treatment and for more employee share ownership.
Italy: Banco Popolare di Milano unions and employee shareholders are fighting over board nominees after the bank overhauled its governance structure at the request of the Bank of Italy.
Namibia: The New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework (NEEEF - new euphemism for Black Economic Empowerment) discussed in Parliament.
Poland: Controversies about employee ownership.
South Africa: Miners go on strike at Xstrata over an employee share ownership program. The union wants employees to be compensated equally under the share ownership program, regardless of rank, while the company's plan compensates employees based on their level. Companies with operations in South Africa set up employee share programs in a bid to increase worker ownership, and particularly black ownership.
Spain: Mondragon Group plans to expand in Morocco.
Tunisia: A place for employee ownership in the new Tunisia?
USA: The ESOP Association and the employee ownership community will celebrate the Employee Ownership Month. For ten years the Vermont Employee Ownership Center has helped Vermont companies, to convert to various forms of employee-ownership. Debate rages over share buybacks. Employee stock ownership plans ease retirement insecurities.
The full press review lists 1.709 articles, on which 460 in the USA, 262 in France, 215 in Argentina, 152 in the UK, 141 in Spain, 89 in South Africa, 79 in Italy, 59 in India, 46 in Canada, 44 in Germany, 42 in Colombia, 29 in Brazil, 10 in Poland, 9 in Australia, 9 in Jordan, 7 in Pakistan, 5 in Chile, 5 in Ireland, 5 in Zimbabwe, 4 in Austria, 4 in Switzerland, 3 in Mexico, 2 in Belgium, 2 in Paraguay, 2 in Uruguay, 2 in Venezuela, and 1 in Algeria, Arab Emirates, Bahamas, China, Czech Republic, Ghana, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Porto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Sweden, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Tunisia.
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   Beaucoup d'informations nouvelles sur l'actionnariat salarié en octobre 2011, avec 1.709 articles dans cette revue de presse (dont 473 impliquant les stock-options et 478 sur les coopératives de salariés).  Notre sélection propose 39 articles remarquables dans 11 pays: Afrique du Sud, Allemagne, Belgique, Canada, Espagne, France, Italie, Namibie, Pologne, Tunisie, USA.
Afrique du Sud: Une semaine de grève des mineurs chez Xstrata au sujet du programme d'actionnariat salarié. Les syndicats de mineurs veulent un traitement égal des salariés, tandis que l'entreprise propose un plan différencié par catégories. Les entreprises qui opèrent en Afrique du Sud sont contraintes de mettre en place des programmes d'actionnariat salarié, visant particulièrement l'actionnariat noir.
Allemagne: Siemens réclame un meilleur traitement fiscal pour l'actionnariat salarié.
Belgique: Désinformation à propos d'actionnariat salarié chez Dexia.
Canada: Le syndicat des journalistes pense que le Canada devrait prochainement voir concrétiser une idée déjà à l'oeuvre aux USA, celle des salariés actionnaires des entreprises de presse. Un quart environ du Top 100 des employeurs canadiens offre l'une ou l'autre forme d'actionnariat salarié. Sur base de l'étude de 850 entreprises de 1999 à 2007, des chercheurs canadiens ont mis en évidence un fort lien positif  entre l'actionnariat salarié et la transparence financière.
France: Une série de possibles reprises d'entreprises par les salariés sous forme de coopératives participatives: Helio Corbeil, SeaFrance. Une reprise de la filiale suisse de France Telecom par l'actionnariat salarié? Transferts d'entreprises: un droit de préemption pour les salariés en discussion à l'Assemblée Nationale.
Italie: Syndicats et actionnaires salariés se disputent les nominations au conseil de surveillance de Banco Popolare di Milano, à la suite du changement des structures de gouvernance imposé par la Banque d'Italie.
Namibie: Le "New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework" (NEEEF – nouvel euphémisme pour en remplacement du "Black Economic Empowerment") en discussion au Parlement.
Pologne: Controverses sur l'actionnariat salarié.
Espagne: Le Groupe Mondragon prévoit de s'étendre au Maroc.
Tunisie: Une place pour l'actionnariat salarié da ns la nouvelle Tunisie?
USA: La ESOP Association célèbre de Mois de l'Actionnariat Salarié (Employee Ownership Month). Depuis 10 ans, le Vermont Employee Ownership Center aide les entreprises du Vermont à se convertir aux diverses formes d'actionnariat salarié. Le débat fait rage à propos de la vague de rachats d'actions par les entreprises. L'actionnariat salarié facilite les plans de retraites.
La revue de presse complète compte 1.709 articles, dont 460 aux USA, 262 en France, 215 en Argentine, 152 en Grande Bretagne, 141 en Espagne, 89 en Afrique du Sud, 79 en Italie, 59 en Inde, 46 au Canada, 44 en Allemagne, 42 en Colombie, 29 au Brésil, 10 en Pologne, 9 en Australie, 9 en Jordanie, 7 au Pakistan, 5 au Chili, 5 en Irlande, 5 au Zimbabwe, 4 en Autriche, 4 en Suisse, 3 au Mexique, 2 en Belgique, 2 au Paraguay, 2 en Uruguay, 2 au Venezuela, et 1 en Algérie, Emirats Arabes, Bahamas, Chine, Tchéquie, Ghana, Malaisie, Namibie, Pays-Bas, Nouvelle Zélande, Norvège, Porto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Suède, Swaziland, Tanzanie, Thaïlande, Trinidad, Tunisie.
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   Ottobre 2011 riporta 1.709 articoli (di cui 473 sulle stock options e 478 sulle cooperative di lavoro).  La nostra selezione propone 39 articoli di rilievo in 11 Paesi: Sudafrica, Germania, Belgio, Canada, Spagna, Francia, Italia, Namibia, Polonia, Tunisia, USA.
Sudafrica: Una settimana di sciopero presso Xstrata sul programma di azionariato dei dipendenti. I sindacati vogliono pari trattamento per i dipendenti, mentre la Direzione  propone un piano differenziato per categoria. Le imprese che operano in Sudafrica sono costrette a mettere in piedi piani di azionariato dei dipendenti, con particolare attenzione all’azionariato dei neri.
Germania: Siemens reclama un trattamento fiscale migliore per l’azionariato dei dipendenti.
Belgio: Disinformazione a proposito dell’azionariato dei dipendenti in Dexia.
Canada: Il sindacato dei giornalisti auspica che in Canada si concretizzi quanto già in essere negli USA, quella dei dipendenti azionisti nelle Società editoriali. Circa un quarto delle prime 100 imprese canadesi offre una qualche forma di azionariato; sulla base di uno studio su 850 imprese dal 1999 al 2007, dei ricercatori canadesi hanno messo in evidenza una forte correlazione positiva fra azionariato dei dipendenti e trasparenza finanziaria.
Francia: Una serie di possibili acquisizioni di impresa da parte dei dipendenti sotto forma di cooperativa : Helio Corbeil, SeaFrance. Un’acquisizione della controllata svizzera di France Telecom da parte dell’azionariato dipendente ? Trasferimento di impresa: in discussione all’Assemblea Nazionale un diritto di prelazione dei dipendenti.
Italia: Sindacati e azionisti dipendenti si litigano le nomine al Consiglio di Sorveglianza della Banca Popolare di Milano, dopo il cambio della struttura di governance imposta dalla Banca d’Italia.
Namibia: Il "New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework" (NEEEF – nuovo eufemismo in sostituzione del "Black Economic Empowerment") in discussione al Parlamento.
Polonia: Controversie sull’azionariato dei dipendenti.
Spagna: Il Gruppo Mondragon prevede un’espansione in Marocco.
Tunisia: Un ruolo per l’azionariato dei dipendenti nella nuova Tunisia?
USA: La ESOP Association celebra il Mese dell’azionariato dei dipendenti (Employee Ownership Month). Da 10 anni il Vermont Employee Ownership Center aiuta le imprese del Vermont ad adottare le diverse forme di azionariato dei dipendenti. Infuria il dibattito sul riacquisto di azioni proprie. L’azionariato dei dipendenti agevola i piani pensionistici.
La rassegna stampa complete conta 1.709 articoli, di cui 460 negli USA, 262 in Francia, 215 in Argentina, 152 nel Regno Unito, 141 in Spagna, 89 in South Africa, 79 in Italia, 59 in India, 46 in Canada, 44 in Germania, 42 in Colombia, 29 in Brasile, 10 in Polonia, 9 in Australia, 9 in Giordania, 7 in Pakistan, 5 in Cile, 5 in Irlanda, 5 in Zimbabwe, 4 in Austria, 4 in Svizzera, 3 in Messico, 2 in Belgio, 2 in Paraguay, 2 in Uruguay, 2 in Venezuela, e 1 in Algeria, Emirati Arabi, Bahamas, Cina, Repubblica Ceca, Ghana, Malaysia, Namibia, Paesi Bassi, Nuova Zelanda, Norvegia, Porto Rico, Portogallo, Qatar, Svezia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tailandia, Trinidad, Tunisia.
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remarkable articles in 11 countries in October 2011: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Spain, Tunisia, USA, South Africa.

BE   1309 - La double peine des salariés de Dexia
             Trends.be - 10 oct. 2011
             L'autre raison d'être furieux pour les salariés, c'est que, pendant des années, on leur a expliqué qu'être actionnaire salarié de Dexia était la panacée. ...
CA   1543 - Newspaper union proposes business change - The Whig...
             Kingston Whig-Standard - Oct 5, 2011
             A few employee-owned news sources have sprung up in the United States in the last few years, Lunzer said, some of which are co-operatives. ...
CA   1439 - Pride of ownership works both ways
             Globe and Mail - chris atchison - 6 Oct 2011
             About one-quarter of Canada's Top 100 Employers offer some form of employee ownership benefit, but a question remains: In a difficult economic climate, ...
CA   39 - IR Papers: 'Predictable earnings' create volatility
             Business Insider - Oct 31, 2011
             Studying 850 firms from 1999 to 2007, Canadian researchers find a strong positive link between employee stock ownership and capital market transparency. ...
DE   1580 - Siemens setzt auf Mitarbeiter-Aktien
             WELT ONLINE - 5. Okt. 2011
             Siemens-Finanzvorstand Joe Kaeser hat Steueränderungen gefordert, um Mitarbeiteraktien attraktiver zu machen. "Das Hauptdilemma ist die Besteuerung", ...
DE   749 - Wirtschaftsminister Bode wirbt beim Mittelstand für ...
             Hannover Zeitung - 20. Okt. 2011
             Hannover / Niedersachsen - Am Dienstag hat Niedersachsens Wirtschaftsminister Jörg Bode auf der Veranstaltung „Mitarbeiterbeteiligung - Perspektiven für den ...
ES   1463 - Espagne - Maroc : Mondragon veut s'implanter au Maroc
             Jeune Afrique - 6 oct. 2011
             Confrontée au ralentissement économique en Espagne, Mondragon, la plus grande coopérative au monde (85 000 salariés-actionnaires) veut s'implanter ...
FR   1560 - Economie: La CEPAM-SCOP en redressement judiciaire
             maville.com - 5 oct. 2011
             Le tribunal de commerce de Niort a placé hier en redressement judiciaire la société CEPAM-SCOP, spécialiste de la plinthe et du lambris, ...
FR   1417 - Les salariés d'Hélio Corbeil veulent créer une Scop
             L'Usine Nouvelle - 7 oct. 2011
             Ce délai pourrait permettre aux salariés d'avancer vers le projet de constitution d'une Société Coopérative et Participative (Scop) qui rachèterait l'usine. ...
FR   805 - Les salariés d'Helio veulent un délai pour créer leur SCOP
             Essonne Info - 19 oct. 2011
             Pour le porteur du projet de SCOP, cette structure d'entreprise « s'inscrit dans le besoin des salariés et des éditeurs » . Lors d'une conférence de presse, ...
FR   463 - Orange Suisse: lancement d'un projet pour associer les salariés
             Romandie.com - 25 oct. 2011
             La proposition émane du syndicat CFE-CGC/Unsa du groupe et de l'Association pour la défense de l'épargne et de l'actionnariat des salariés de France Télécom ...
FR   397 - Un sursis de 3 semaines pour SeaFrance
             Entreprise-Lille.fr - 26 oct. 2011
             La SCOP (Société Coopérative et Participative) de la CFDT a retrouvé ... A savoir donc, une reprise par la SCOP crée par le syndicat majoritaire CFDT ...
FR   391 - Et si Orange Suisse était rachetée par les salariés de FT ?
             PC Inpact - 26 oct. 2011
             Sous l'impulsion du syndicat CFE-CGC/UNSA et de l'Association pour la défense de l'épargne et de l'actionnariat des salariés (ADEAS) de France Télécom, ...
FR   265 - SeaFrance fate still undecided
             ifw-net.com - Stuart Todd - Oct 27, 2011
             The workers co-op bid, backed by the CFDT union, centres on retaining all SeaFrance staff on permanent contracts, with the exception of several senior ...
FR   203 - Et si vous repreniez la boîte ?
             l'Humanité - 28 oct. 2011
             Mais les financements peuvent aussi venir de l'épargne salariale, de particuliers désireux de placer de l'argent dans des circuits locaux et des ...
FR   199 - Administrateurs Salariés et Distribution - Rencontres des Chaires ...
             Finyear.com - 28 oct. 2011
             Il est en outre mis en évidence une corrélation entre performance de l'entreprise et présence d'un actionnariat salarié modéré. ...
FR   65 - Le choix des SCOP pour accepter la mondialisation sans en être dupe
             Le Monde - 31 oct. 2011
             Dans cet esprit, le mouvement coopératif en général et les sociétés coopératives et participatives (SCOP) en particulier apportent des réponses concrètes. ...
IT   1545 - Bank of Italy unhappy at union wrangling at Pop Milano-source
             Reuters - Stephen Jewkes - Carol Bishopric - 5 Oct 2011
             The mutual bank is controlled by the "Friends of Bipiemme" association of union and employee shareholders which owns less than 4 percent of the bank but ...
IT   1353 - Pop Milano unions present rival list for bank board
             Reuters - Svetlana Kovalyova - 8 Oct 2011
             Pop Milano union and employee shareholders are fighting over board nominees after the bank overhauled its governance structure at the request of the Bank of ...
IT   254 - Pop Milano to set cap hike terms Thursday
             Reuters - Andrea Mandala - Michel Rose - Oct 27, 2011
             Pop Milano last weekend named a supervisory board, dominated by the "Friends of Bipiemme" employee shareholders association that the Bank of Italy had ...
NA   150 - Debate starts in N. Assembly on NEEEF - by Desie Heita
             New Era - Oct 28, 2011
             “The NEEEF supports the idea that the transformation of ownership is promoted through employee share ownership programme,” says the document. ...
PL   1173 - Kontrowersje z akcjami pracowniczymi JSW
             Parkiet - 13 Paź 2011
             Broker sądzi, że za skargą mogą stać skupujący akcje pracownicze W tym tygodniu rozpoczęło ... Choć teoretycznie akcje pracownicze do lipca 2013 r. nie będą ...
PL   1028 - Komu kapitał państwowy? Prywatyzacja Dzikiego Zachodu
             Salon 24 - 16 Paź 2011
             [*] Nawiązuję tu do wymierzonej w akcjonariat pracowniczy argumentacji gdańskich neoliberałów, którzy przeciwstawiali pracownikom przemysłowym nauczycieli i ...
TN   1555 - Le progrès social au centre de la gouvernance de la Tunisie nouvelle
             Leaders Tunisie - 5 oct. 2011
             Beaucoup d'études montrent que la valorisation boursière des entreprises dotées d'un plan d'actionnariat salarié, est meilleure. ...
US   1596 - FED Supports 100 Year Starship Enterprise - MarketWatch
             MarketWatch - Oct 3, 2011
             The fed.org was established in 1986 by Dr. J. Robert Beyster to promote the concept of broad-based, participative employee ownership and entrepreneurism. ...
US   1595 - Employee Ownership Month - MarketWatch
             MarketWatch - Oct 3, 2011
             The ESOP Association and the employee ownership community will celebrate Employee Ownership Month, which is a tribute to the tremendous spirit of employee ...
US   1220 - ACG Kentucky panel talks about benefits of ESOPs
             Bizjournals.com - 11 Oct 2011
             For those who wish to turn their businesses over to employee ownership, ESOPs provide several advantages. In most cases, company profits are not taxed, ...
US   832 - Employee-Ownership Culture Fosters Leadership Development Training ...
             Citybizlist (press release) - 18 Oct 2011
             "Since McCarthy transitioned to employee ownership in 2002, we have been actively focused on preparing all employees to establish themselves as future ...
US   689 - Mares: Employee Ownership
             Vermont Public Radio - Bill Mares - 20 Oct 2011
             For ten years the Vermont Employee Ownership Center has helped about fourteen Vermont companies with a total of almost five hundred workers, to convert to ...
US   552 - Debate rages over buybacks
             Business Insider - 24 Oct 2011
             ... are that it's a good way of returning cash to shareholders, it improves EPS and it covers the dilution caused by the granting of employee stock options. ...
US   549 - A company model one can package
             Merced Sun-Star - Mike Tharp - 24 Oct 2011
             In 2007, the Banksons started an Employee Stock Option Plan, and today Label Tech is 100 percent owned by its employees. "That's my entire strategy," John ...
US   166 - Finding Your Way Out
             Staffing Industry Analysts (registration) - Tom Kosnik - Oct 28, 2011
             There has been a lot of talk about Employee Stock Ownership Programs. The benefits are almost unreal. A three-year tax credit, a discounted cash flow ...
US   17 - Fleet Card agrees to sell to competitor
             Bakersfield Californian - John Cox - Oct 31, 2011
             A previously disclosed plan that would have made the company 100 percent employee-owned did not materialize, he said, because of the company's slowing ...
US   4 - Ownership plan eases retirement insecurities
             Kansas City Star - Mike Heitmann - Oct 31, 2011
             Employee ownership inspires a culture of integrity and excellence. ... Employee ownership is making the American Dream a possibility — truly, ...
ZA   986 - South Africa miners go on strike at Xstrata: union
             Reuters - David Dolan - Sophie Walker - 16 Oct 2011
             L) on Sunday over an employee share ownership program, a union spokesman said. It was not immediately clear how many workers at the Anglo-Swiss miner's ...
ZA   837 - Xstrata hit by South African mining strike
             CITY A.M. - Kasmira Jefford - 18 Oct 2011
             ANGLO-SWISS miner Xstrata has warned that its South African coal operations were “significantly impacted” by a strike over an employee share ownership ...
ZA   693 - Xstrata cancels offer
             Business Day - Allan Seccombe - 20 Oct 2011
             XSTRATA, one of the world's largest resources companies, has withdrawn its offer of an employee share ownership plan to give its South African workers a 3% ...
ZA   634 - Xstrata workers march demanding Esop reinstatement
             Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - 21 Oct 2011
             ... to the offices of diversified miner Xstrata in Johannesburg on Friday, demanding the reinstatement of the Employee Share Ownership Programme (Esop). ...
ZA   241 - Xstrata: striking S.Africa workers seen back on Thursday
             Reuters Africa - Oct 27, 2011
             ... compensation under a proposed employee share ownership programme, regardless of rank. Xstrata's plan was to compensate employees based on their level. ...

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acionistas assalariados - accionariado asalariado - actionnaires salariés - actionnariat salarié - Arbeitnehmerkapitalbeteiligung - azionariato dei dipendenti - azionisti dipendenti - employee buyouts - employee owners - employee ownership - employee share ownership - employee stock ownership - ESOP - financiele werknemersparticipatie - finanzielle Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer - Mitarbeiterbeteiligung - Mitarbeiterkapitalbeteiligung - partecipazione finanziaria dei lavoratori - participación financiera de los trabajadores - participation financière des travailleurs - salariés actionnaires - sociedades laborales - werknemersaandeelhouders - werknemersparticipatie - coopératives ouvrières de production - SCOP - coopératives de travailleurs actionnaires - cooperativas de trabajo - cooperative di lavoro - workers cooperatives - cooperativas de trabalho


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