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.
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.