HR Resources

When your community bank becomes a member of USource™, United Bankers’ Bank’s human resources consulting services, you receive access to a host of valuable resources designed to assist you in managing the HR functions of your bank, regardless of your asset size.

Whether your bank’s HR department consists of a part-time person or multiple dedicated staff, USource™ provides community banks of all sizes with access to tools to operate a compliant HR department or enhance the level of expertise of their current team of employees.

• Bank Compensation and Benefits Survey
• Forums
• Webinars
• Employee Surveys
• Pre-Employment Assessments
• Access to the USource Online Resource Library
• Employment Law Regulations Update

USource™ sponsors a comprehensive annual survey that covers salary and bonus benchmarks, projected pay increase rates, benefit programs, incentives, employee turnover metrics, and more. USource™ members who participate will receive a free report for their state or region, along with discounted pricing on additional reports.

Forums provide a face-to-face opportunity to discuss human resources topics with participants from other community banks. Hearing about other banks' human resources challenges and successes can help identify potential issues you may encounter. Forums include a presentation of HR-related topics, with questions, discussion, and networking encouraged. They are held at various locations, with lunch and refreshments provided.

USource™ webinars offer essential and timely information on a range of topics. They are presented frequently throughout the year and generally last approximately 45 minutes. Webinars offer community banks the opportunity to learn about best practices and trends in HR, compliance with employment law regulations, and more.

Confidential employee surveys are an effective way to solicit employee feedback, allowing you to identify and address any HR or cultural issues early and capitalize on successes quickly. Employee surveys are also an excellent tool for strategic planning, used before or after significant policy or benefit changes or as an annual gauge of bank morale. These surveys will provide your bank with important information on how your staff interprets and reacts to changes in policies or culture around the bank.

Hiring the right people the first time increases retention and productivity and eliminates headaches in the workplace. USource™ provides validated pre-employment assessments, which will assist you in assessing your job applicants and determining if they fit your bank's culture and the position you are attempting to fill. Assessments may also be used to assist current employees in making decisions about transfers and promotions.

The USource™ online library includes helpful information and best practices in recruitment, performance management, employment regulations, and compensation, along with various sample forms to use. There is also a section with templates and examples of the information needed to develop your job descriptions. Recordings and PowerPoint presentations from previous USource™ webinars are also available.

USource provides timely updates to its members, helping them stay current in the rapidly changing HR environment. Essential matters, including best practices, trends, and changes in employment laws, will be communicated through email, newsletters, webinars, and phone conversations.

• USource™ experts will assist you in providing an employee handbook format that communicates your bank's policies and expectations to your employees
• Includes complimentary employee handbook updates and revisions
• Provides one-on-one consultations with your bank's HR representatives
• Access to the USource™ HR Hotline for questions
• Access to a host of timely and educational HR training forums and webinars
• Access to the USource™ resource library, filled with:
  • Information on best practices related to recruitment, compensation, benefits, performance management, trends, and more
  • Up-to-date sample forms
  • Sample job descriptions and templates to build on your own
• All of these benefits and more are provided to your community bank for one affordable monthly fee

Provide your staff with the HR support they need. Contact a USource™ expert at 952-881-5800 or usource@ubb.com and start your membership today.