Unacademy ESOP move explained: Legal, ethical, or unfair to employees?
Last Update Date: 06-10-2026
Published by India Today
Abhishek Kumar's role: Quoted
Abhishek Kumar said the law bars changes that harm option holders and that shortening the window could fall in that category. He explained the tax due on exercise and suggested employees read option agreements with scepticism.
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The article examines an edtech startup's decision to cut the window for former employees to exercise stock options from ten years to 30 days. It covers whether such a change is legal, the fairness concerns, the tax due on exercise, and what startup staff should check in their option terms.
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Unacademy ESOP move explained: Legal, ethical, or unfair to employees?