EDMC Employee Handbook - Education Management Corporation

Promotion From Within
The Company encourages employees to apply for positions for which they are qualified.
Non-officer positions generally will be posted. However, nothing herein restricts the
Company from simultaneously seeking outside candidates or solely seeking outside
candidates. Interested employees must first contact their own manager and Human
Resources prior to applying for another position. The employee must have been in the
current position for at least 12 months in his/her current role and not have received a
formal warning in the last 12 months in order to be eligible to apply for a new position.
Company-wide employment opportunities can be found on EDMC's website. The process of
announcing vacancies gives interested employees an opportunity to apply for consideration.
It is important to remember that simply applying for the position does not automatically
qualify an employee; there may be other more qualified candidates from inside or outside
the Company.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy
EDMC seeks to cultivate a positive working environment and culture which promotes high
levels of employee engagement as well as frequent and strong two-way communication
between employees and their managers. We believe the best method to resolve work
related issues is for an employee to communicate directly with his/her immediate manager
about concerns. However, we recognize that dialogue with your immediate manager will
always not resolve all concerns. Therefore, EDMC has implemented an Alternative Dispute
Resolution Policy to promptly and fairly address all work-related disputes.
This policy is intended to create the exclusive means by which all work-related disputes
between Education Management Corporation (and its related entities or asserted agents,
hereinafter “the Company”) and its employees will be promptly addressed and fairly
resolved. 1 No employee will be harassed, intimidated, discharged, disciplined or otherwise
retaliated against in any manner for utilizing these Dispute Resolution procedures.
Accepting or continuing employment with the Company after receipt of this Policy
constitutes agreement to abide by its terms. The term “employee” as used in this Policy
includes current employees, former employees and applicants for employment.
This policy applies to the following individuals unless they are covered by (1) a collective
bargaining agreement or (2) an employment agreement containing an arbitration provision:
All full-time faculty and staff of EDMC and all of its subsidiaries employed on or after
the Effective Date of this Policy.
All part-time employees, adjunct faculty, and casual and student workers of EDMC and
all of its subsidiaries employed on or after the Effective Date of this Policy.
Applicants for employment with the Company who apply on after the effective date of
this Policy.
1 Not covered by this Policy are claims for Unemployment Compensation, Workers Compensation and
claims subject to different procedures contained in a Company Benefit Plan.
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