Employees

Earning your units

Why you cannot cash out everything on day one, and when each part becomes yours.

Units are given to you up front but become yours gradually. This is called vesting, and it is the whole point of the plan. It rewards staying and delivering rather than simply being present on the day units were handed out.

The three ways units are earned#

By time: Units are earned steadily over a set number of years. Nothing to do except keep working.
By goal (KPI): Units are released when you hit an agreed target. You claim it, your admin approves it.
Time and goal together: Some units come from the calendar and some from goals. Both run at once.

Your grants page states which one applies to you.

The waiting period#

Most time based plans open with a waiting period, often twelve months, during which nothing at all is earned. When it ends, the whole waiting period is credited in one go, and from then on units accrue steadily.

Take 1,000 units over four years with a twelve month waiting period. For the first year you have earned nothing. On the first anniversary, 250 units land at once. After that you earn roughly 20.8 a month until the four years are up.

Careful. Leaving before the waiting period ends means keeping nothing from that grant. This is the single most important date in your plan. It is shown on your grants page.

The countdown#

Your dashboard shows what unlocks next, how many units, and on what date. It updates on its own. There is no button to press and nothing to claim for time based earning. It simply happens.

Common questions#

Do I lose earned units if I leave?: Units you have already earned are normally kept. Unearned units are not. Your own agreement is the final word, so check it.
Can I speed it up?: Not for time based earning. Goal based units can be released sooner by hitting the target.
What if I get a second grant?: It runs on its own timetable from its own date. Grants do not merge.