{"id":9,"date":"2026-02-26T13:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/employee-handbook\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:56:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/employee-handbook\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About this handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This handbook provides general descriptions of policies, programs, and benefits, as well as guidelines for job performance and job behavior relating to staff members who work at Clark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff members include executive, managerial, administrative, professional, postdoctoral fellow, research (staff), technical, maintenance, and clerical positions.  Occupational categories for staff members include jobs in maintenance, service, clerical, research, technical, professional, and administrative areas. Some staff positions are covered by a labor agreement. In such cases certain policies and procedures may be different and are determined by the specific labor agreement. Staff members holding such jobs should obtain a copy of the labor agreement from their union steward to determine those differences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenured\/Tenure Track Faculty should review the Faculty Handbook, Faculty Benefits, and the University Statutes for additional information about the terms and conditions of their employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neither this handbook nor any other verbal or written communication by a management representative is, nor should it be construed as an agreement, contract of employment, express or implied, or a promise of treatment in any particular manner in any given situation, nor does it confer any contractual rights whatsoever. Clark University adheres to the principle of employment at will, which permits the University or the employee to end the employment relationship at any time, for any or no reason, with or without cause or notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University may, at any time, in its sole discretion, modify or adjust anything stated in this handbook, with or without notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This handbook supersedes all prior handbooks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n