Brian Cookson, who introduced one of the country's first employee share schemes, has died aged 83.
IFS Proshare head Gabbi Stopp has warned that employers with share schemes need to continue promoting the benefits of their plans.
The number of companies offering tax-advantaged share schemes has doubled since 2000 but plans open to all employees have dipped to their lowest level during the period.
The Hunt Review argued tax relief and other encouragements should be used to boost employee share schemes. Owain Thomas reports its findings.
The Employee Share Ownership (ESOP) Centre is calling on the government to require foreign firms buying UK organisations to replace pre-existing employee share schemes.