Almost a third of BT's UK staff will benefit from thousands of pounds thanks to the firm's latest share scheme maturities - with top savers potentially getting £54,000.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is extending the deadline for annual share scheme returns after its online service collapsed just days before the filing deadline.
More employees are saving more money into share schemes following the increase of savings limits by the government.
Royal Mail employees will receive a further £50m worth of free shares - equivalent to an additional 1% ownership stake in the company.
Lloyds Banking Group is cutting its bonus pool by £30m and withholding £2.65m in share awards from its senior executives.
Price Bailey is rewarding 300 employees with a stake in the firm after divving out millions of shares.
Royal Mail increased its defined contribution (DC) pension payments to £38m in the last year - an average of 5.4% per employee.
The Financial Reporting Council has launched a consultation on amendments to accounting standard FRS102 in a bid to simplify rules surrounding share and share option awards for smaller firms.
More than 7,000 staff at insurance provider Admiral will each receive £3,000 worth of free shares.
Only 350 firms have taken up the coalition's controversial employee shareholder status - less than 6% of the government's anticipated demand.