Employee ownership is an innovative way to boost key staff retention and to attract new talent into smaller companies. One Irish SME that is aligning employee equity with its talent strategy is EHS International, a consultancy delivering training, fire and rescue, recruitment, and support services. EHS International is putting up to a quarter of the company’s value into the hands of its people across five phases (2025–2029). In this Q&A interview, Chris Mee, founder of EHS International, explains the logic behind this strategic move by the company’s talent retention strategy. What kinds of new strategies are you using at EHS in relation to talent retention in a tight labour market?
