Global Employment Summit

Mayer Brown was delighted to sponsor the third Global Employment Summit that took place on Thursday 15th October at Convene 117 W 46th Street, New York. 

The full-day event brought together leading in-house counsel, HR and ER professionals, and private practitioners from across the world to take a deep dive into the key issues impacting the management of global workforces from the vantage point of US-headquartered multinationals. 

Mayer Brown partner Ryan Liebl joined the breakout session "Equity for everyone? The global expansion of employee ownership" as a moderator. Once reserved for founders and senior executives, equity is being extended to broader employee populations in a bid to drive engagement and retention in an increasingly competitive and mobile talent market. But expanding participation in equity plans is far from straightforward. Multinationals face a patchwork of local rules that can make a globally consistent approach difficult – if not impossible. Companies that can successfully balance accessibility, compliance, and operational simplicity may gain a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining global talent, while those that underestimate the complexity risk costly disputes, compliance failures, and employee dissatisfaction.

For more information, visit the event website.