List of employee owned companies

This is a list of notable employee-owned companies by country. These are companies in which employees have an ownership stake. For example, an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is an employee-owner method that provides a company's workforce with an ownership interest in the company. In an ESOP, companies provide their employees with stock ownership, often at no up-front cost to the employees. ESOP shares, however, are part of employees' remuneration for work performed. Shares are allocated to employees and may be held in an ESOP trust until the employee retires or leaves the company. The shares are then sold.

Contents

• Canada
• China
• India
• Scandinavia
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• References