2020 Archdiocese of Atlanta Employee Policy Manual/September 2020 - Manual / Resource - Page 11
PURPOSE
This manual has been prepared as a guide to policies and procedures, benefits and other general
information to assist you during your employment with the Archdiocese of Atlanta. This manual
applies to all lay employees who work for any Archdiocese of Atlanta entity, including the
Chancery Offices, Catholic Charities, parishes and schools. The information contained in this
manual establishes guidelines only. Nothing in this manual or any other Archdiocesan
document or representation is a promise, an agreement or contract that your employment
will continue or is guaranteed, or that the practices or benefits which are described will always
be the same. The Archdiocese reserves the right to make changes in the content or application
of this manual and to implement those changes without notice.
Employment with the Archdiocese is “at-will” unless otherwise specified as provided in the
manual. This means that you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason, and
that you are not required to give us advance notice. It also means that your employment is
not guaranteed for any particular length of time, and that your employment may be ended
with or without cause and with or without notice, for any reason or for no reason at any
time. Additional details on this are provided within the manual.
Archdiocese of Atlanta positions require that a person meet other conditions of employment,
namely those conditions necessary to insure the integrity of the moral teaching and
ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church. This responsibility requires the
employee’s professional and personal life to be conducted in accordance with the teachings
and principles of the Catholic Church and in such a manner as to set a proper example for
the people served; employees who choose to lead their lives outside of the teachings of the
Catholic Church jeopardize continued employment.
