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The Welsh Government has made a commitment in our Programme for Government to double the number of employee\-owned businesses in Wales by 2026\.


To achieve this the Welsh Government is providing greater support, including through Business Wales, Social Business Wales and the Development Bank, to ensure Wales\-based companies remain in Welsh hands.


Employee\-owned businesses in Wales are diverse in terms of both geography and sector and are often driven by a need to plan for succession requiring long term vision and planning. Welsh employee\-owned businesses have a progressive ethos with good transparency and lead to higher employee engagement.


Employee ownership delivers numerous benefits for employees and for businesses, with evidence showing they are more productive and resilient. They are also rooted within their local areas and regions, securing good quality jobs for the longer term within communities across Wales.


By improving employee well\-being and job satisfaction, the employee\-ownership model plays a key part in strengthening the foundations on which every successful business is built.


While numbers of employee buy outs are typically small at around two a year, with intervention the scale of the employee\-owned sector has grown significantly in the past few years, and there is potential for many more employee\-owned businesses.


Wales has a lot to celebrate as to date there are 64 employee\-owned businesses located across Wales. This represents an increase of 73% over the Senedd term. A further 3 new employee\-owned businesses are at the legal stage of the transition process and therefore likely to convert to employee owned with a further 7 new enquiries received.


Business Wales and Social Business Wales offer specialist advice to support employee buyouts, with fully funded and bespoke help available to help business owners decide if employee ownership and share schemes are the right solution for their business. I have also approved funding for additional support to Cwmpas to promote the benefits and development of employee ownership in Wales to ensure businesses and workers based in Wales are aware of the opportunities it offers.


Furthermore, the Wales Flexible Investment Fund, which is operated by the Development Bank of Wales, offers a potential debt\-based funding route for employee buyouts, with support for management buyouts available through the Wales Management Succession Fund.


Supporting employee\-ownership is a key commitment for the Welsh Government and that is why we believe the employee ownership model provides fundamental benefits not only for the economy but also communities across Wales.







Translation:


 
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo yn ein Rhaglen Lywodraethu i ddyblu nifer y busnesau sy'n eiddo i weithwyr yng Nghymru erbyn 2026\.


Er mwyn cyflawni hyn, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu mwy o gefnogaeth, gan gynnwys trwy Busnes Cymru, Busnes Cymdeithasol Cymru a'r Banc Datblygu, i sicrhau bod cwmnïau yng Nghymru yn parhau i fod yn nwylo Cymry.


Mae busnesau sy'n eiddo i weithwyr yng Nghymru yn amrywiol o ran daearyddiaeth a sector ac yn aml yn cael eu gyrru gan yr angen i gynllunio ar gyfer olyniaeth sy'n galw am weledigaeth a chynllunio hirdymor. Mae gan fusnesau sy'n eiddo i weithwyr yng Nghymru ethos blaengar a thryloywder ac maent yn arwain at fwy o ymgysylltu gan weithwyr.


Mae perchnogaeth gan weithwyr yn rhoi nifer o fanteision i weithwyr ac i fusnesau, gyda thystiolaeth yn dangos eu bod yn fwy cynhyrchiol a gwydn. Maent hefyd wedi'u gwreiddio yn eu hardaloedd a'u rhanbarthau lleol, gan sicrhau swyddi o ansawdd da ar gyfer y tymor hwy o fewn cymunedau ledled Cymru.


Trwy wella lles a boddhad swydd gweithwyr, mae'r model perchnogaeth gan weithwyr yn chwarae rhan allweddol wrth gryfhau'r sylfeini y caiff pob busnes llwyddiannus eu hadeiladu arnynt.


Er bod nifer y busnesau sy'n cael eu prynu gan weithwyr fel arfer yn fach ar oddeutu dau y flwyddyn, gydag ymyrraeth, mae maint y sector sy'n eiddo i weithwyr wedi tyfu'n sylweddol yn ystod yr ychydig flynyddoedd diwethaf, ac mae potensial i lawer mwy o fusnesau sy'n eiddo i weithwyr.


Mae gan Gymru lawer i'w ddathlu oherwydd hyd yma mae 64 o fusnesau sy'n eiddo i weithwyr ledled Cymru. Mae hyn yn gynnydd o 73% dros dymor y Senedd. Mae 3 busnes newydd arall sy'n eiddo i weithwyr ar gam cyfreithiol y broses bontio ac felly'n debygol o drosi i berchnogaeth y gweithwyr gyda 7 ymholiad newydd pellach.


Mae Busnes Cymru a Busnes Cymdeithasol Cymru yn cynnig cyngor arbenigol i gefnogi pryniannau gan weithwyr, gyda chymorth wedi'i ariannu'n llawn ac wedi'i deilwra'n bwrpasol ar gael i helpu perchnogion busnes i benderfynu ai perchnogaeth gan weithwyr a chynlluniau rhannu yw'r ateb cywir ar gyfer eu busnes. Rwyf hefyd wedi cymeradwyo cyllid ar gyfer cymorth ychwanegol i Cwmpas i hyrwyddo manteision a datblygiad perchnogaeth gan weithwyr yng Nghymru i sicrhau bod busnesau a gweithwyr yng Nghymru yn ymwybodol o'r cyfleoedd y mae'n eu cynnig.


Ar ben hynny, mae Cronfa Buddsoddi Hyblyg Cymru, sy'n cael ei gweithredu gan Fanc Datblygu Cymru, yn cynnig llwybr cyllido posibl yn seiliedig ar ddyledion ar gyfer pryniannau gan weithwyr, gyda chymorth i bryniannau gan y rheolwyr ar gael drwy Gronfa Olyniaeth Rheolwyr Cymru.


Mae cefnogi perchnogaeth gan weithwyr yn ymrwymiad allweddol i Lywodraeth Cymru a dyna pam rydym yn credu bod y model perchnogaeth gan weithwyr yn cynnig buddion sylfaenol nid yn unig i'r economi ond hefyd i gymunedau ledled Cymru.