The purpose of this Employee Handbook is to acquaint the employees of Southern Adventist University with certain employment policies and procedures. Southern Adventist University has implemented these policies to guide its actions in regard to hiring, employee benefits, promotion, dismissal and code of conduct. The handbook should not be construed as an employment contract, or a contract of any kind, but a handbook for relations between the university and its employees except as otherwise specifically authorized by the Board in its policies, rules, and procedures adopted from time to time, or otherwise the employment of all employees of the university is “at will,” meaning that such employment may be terminated by the university or by the employee for any reason or for no reason. The final authority for the policies in the handbook rests with the university’s Board.
Revisions to the employee handbook may be suggested by an employee of Southern Adventist University through the President’s Committee, Faculty Senate, Human Resources Committee, or Staff Advisory Council. The governing body which may consider, initiate, and vote on employee handbook requests for administrative changes is the President’s Council or Executive President’s Council and for academic changes is the Faculty Senate. Once a vote on the change is made, it is brought to the Office of Human Resources for recording. The university president will determine if any revisions will be brought before the Board of Trustees for a ratifying vote.