Adi Zentner, legal counsel to Equitybee, was speaking at an event that dealt with the consequences of the crisis in the high-tech sector with regard to options and employee compensation

The distribution of options is one of the best and most common instruments or means of compensation in the high-tech sector. There are a number of types of alternative capital means of compensation for giving options and taxation considerations connected to granting options. Over the years, numerous employees became wealthy due to exercising options (in cases of an exit or issuance); however, in a declining market and when there are rounds of lay-offs, companies and employees need to reconsider and seriously deal with the various economic consequences. "There are major gaps between employees' knowledge of options and the rights and value of their options packages. In contrast to salary and vacation days that the overwhelming majority of employees negotiate over, only 40% of them negotiate over the options package they receive,” said Adi Zentner, legal counsel to Equitybee.

Zentner was speaking at the "Employee Options in Stormy Waters" event that dealt with the consequences of the crisis in the high-tech sector with regard to options and employee compensation, which was held by Amit Pollak Matalon's tax department at the APM House in Tel Aviv.

Also present at the convention were Amit Zelinger, VP and general counsel to Guesty, a platform for managing short-term property rentals and the...

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