Welcome to the merger Q&A for all Heritage Land Bank and Texas Farm Credit employees. Please submit any questions you have and check back often for updates!
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Human Resources
A document of combined association personnel practices is in the works and will be published in October/November.
All HLB employees will be receiving a communication from Wendy Swift, TFC HR Manager, in October/November covering these topics. Spoiler alert: it’s good news!
This will not change. Any annual leave over 240 hours at the end of the year will rollover to special sick leave.
We are launching an online directory of all (both HLB & TFC) employees! To make sure everyone is included, please submit your information by 9/20/24. The new combined org chart for the merged association will be released in October/November.
Although TFC does offer a few additional “perk days”, the official Holiday schedule is the same as HLB’s with the exception of Christmas.
HLB’s 2024 holiday calendar includes Christmas Day (12/25) and the day after (12/26); however, TFC’s 2024 holiday calendar includes Christmas Eve (12/24) and Christmas Day (12/25). HLB employees may choose to observe 12/24-12/25 OR 12/25-12/26 this year. Just coordinate with your manager so they are aware of your plans.
For 2025, we’ll all adhere to the same holiday schedule which includes the following days: 1/1/25, 1/20/25, 2/17/25, 4/18/25, 5/26/25, 6/19/25, 7/4/25, 9/1/25, 11/11/25, 11/27 & 11/28, and 12/24 & 12/25.
The additional TFC annual “perk days” include one floating holiday, one floating self-development day, and 16 hours of volunteer leave.
Yes, the HLB plan is still in place. And, subject to any unexpected circumstances, we are optimistic that HLB will qualify for an incentive based on the original plan. The level of the incentive will be determined at the end of November and paid out to the HLB staff by December 31 of this year.
Hours of Operation
Yes, TFC offers flexible work arrangements. Each employee can work with their supervisor to determine their daily schedule. The full policy will be distributed closer to merger.
With operating hours of 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., lunch breaks are traditionally half an hour. However, if you’d like a full hour lunch break, you can coordinate with your supervisor to work 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Insurance
Annual open enrollment for benefits will take place as usual in October/November 2024, prior to the merger’s completion. All employees will enroll in their benefits during this period. After the merger is complete, Heritage employees will be transferred to TFC without any interruption in their benefits.
There will be no impact to employee’s deductibles. What you have already contributed toward your deductible and out-of-pocket maximum will remain unchanged. This means your deductible will not reset on December 1st.