RadHR is a space where groups and organisations invested in building a fairer and more equitable society can come together to share the nuts and bolts—the policies, processes, practices and stories—of how we organise ourselves based on our values.
We are a free, open, and collaborative resource built by people like you: community groups, mutual aid organisations, cooperatives, activist groups and voluntary sector organisations interested in finding ways of working together that help us look after each other and challenge the power structures we find in the wider world.
80 policies uploaded by groups like yours, including…
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Safeguarding policy & procedure
A policy which aims to create environments that prevent safeguarding issues from arising, and outlines how to respond to incidents if they occur. It applies to: children, adults at risk of harm, staff members, board members, and others.
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New child leave policy
We aim to ensure anyone who becomes responsible for a child has paid time off devoted to this huge new responsibility.
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Performance management process
A performance management process for a small self-managed co-op that allows for democratic overturn of panel decisions if over half of the co-op members object.
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How we make decisions
In Autonomic, we make decisions collectively, while also attempting to empower autonomous action by individual workers. We designed our decision making process using decision making tools we had experienced through participation in various horizontal organisations. We hope this tool is useful to others in the struggle for a better world.
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Flat structure learning & development approach
Our approach to learning and development for team members, as a flat structured organisation.
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Long COVID/chronic illness
A policy to address the medium-to-long term impacts of Long COVID (and other types of chronic illness and disability) and outlines organisational processes for supporting staff affected, in a way which is aligned with disability justice and the needs of a small staff team to continue to work in a sustainable way.
10 guides to help you develop your own policies and processes…
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Other Leave
How to write a supportive policy for other kinds of leave that respond to our real life needs
This guide explores different approaches to leave, relevant aspects of law, and alternative kinds of leave to support one another to live better lives.
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Performance
How to create a policy which supports capability rather than judging performance
How do we avoid replicating corporate doctrines of efficiency and productivity at all costs? This guide explores practical alternatives to individualised performance management processes.
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Supervision
How to create a collaborative system for keeping track of how work is going
How can we create systems of accountability without hierarchy? This guide considers options for processes that assess how we are each managing in our roles and take into account wider factors when considering why work may not be being done.
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Disciplinary
How to have a legally-compliant ‘disciplinary’ policy that doesn’t shame, blame or punish
How can progressive employers meet the legal requirements of a disciplinary policy, without embedding punitive values? This guide covers how ‘disciplinary’ situations can be treated as opportunities for learning and collective improvement.
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Pay
How to write a fairer, more equitable pay policy
From flat pay structures to needs based pay systems – how do we live our progressive values, meet everyone’s needs and avoid replicating the systemic inequalities of the corporate world? This guide explores the tricky topic of pay.
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Holiday
How to design a supportive holiday policy that balances individual with collective needs
We all need breaks from work to rest and recharge, but how do we design a holiday system with flexibility and accountability? This guide covers what you need to know about holiday policies.
18 stories from the community, plus tools and updates from the core team…
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New blog series: Holding the contradictions of radical HR
Three years in, the RadHR Core Team is reflecting on the tensions and contradictions of ‘doing radical HR’ and we want to hear from you!
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The Four Day Week Revolution: What Policies Must Evolve to Make It Work
Interested in trialling a four day week but don’t know where to start? Sam Hunt from the 4 Day Week Foundation shares the key policy considerations for groups making the shift.
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Building a connected set of policies to reflect our values
Sarah Richardson, Executive Producer at Restoke.
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What do we actually do that leads to safety in our spaces?
Reflections from our first ever RadHR Soapbox event, ‘Safeguarding policies that help more of us feel safe.’
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Four ways to make internal policies that aren’t just one (HR) person at a laptop
If you’ve decided that one highly-paid HR consultant probably shouldn’t be writing all of your radical policies for you, what are some of the options for doing things more collectively?
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Six steps to collective internal policy making
If you’re wanting to establish a more collective policy making process for your team or organisation, what are the steps involved?
