ASML’s CEO is putting his paycheck on the line for employee morale. It could help retain talent that’s nearly impossible to replace
Source: Fortune ·
After a year of layoffs and a drop in morale, Christophe Fouquet is betting that giving employees a say in what leaders earn will help ASML keep specialists who are costly to replace.
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ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet is putting his own paycheck on the line for employee morale. In a memo to staff first reported by Business Insider, Fouquet said the Dutch chip-equipment maker will build a new Workplace Experience Index into the long-term incentive plan for its senior leaders, including himself and the rest of ASML’s Board of Management. “In the coming years, it will directly influence the remuneration of senior leaders, including the Board of Management,” Fouquet wrote. The change follows ASML’s annual employee survey, which found the company’s engagement index fell to 73.5% this year from 78% in 2025. More than 38,000 of ASML’s roughly 44,000 employees took part. Fouquet acknowledged the drop came after a “disruptive and emotional year” for the company. The new index is built from six survey questions, ranging from whether employees trust senior leadership to make the right decisions to whether they feel safe speaking up, understand their roles, believe their teams…