Mum Shares In GBP63m Windfall

A Bristol mum is among 160,000 Tesco staff sharing a multi-million windfall from their employer. All eligible staff are beinggiven free shares equivalent to 3.6 per cent of their salary as athank-you for their hard work. That is worth GBP63 million across thecompany. The shares are kept in a trust and are available tax-freeafter five years. This is in addition to GBP34m of free shares givenout to staff as a result of the 2001 Profit Share Scheme, whichmatured last month. Tesco chief …