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.
87 policies uploaded by groups like yours, including…
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Parental leave
This policy sets out employees’ entitlement to leave to care for children during the period until the child reaches 18 years old.
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Associates/freelance contract agreement
A (more) plain English contract for freelance workers, which aims to simplify ongoing work agreements and to equalise terms in areas such as: Intellectual property, liability and cancellation pay.
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Family leave & reproductive rights
A maternity policy that is inclusive and caring towards the people involved in starting or wishing to start a family.
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Non-punitive disciplinary procedure
This is a non-punitive version of a disciplinary procedure, designed to encourage dialogue through structured opportunities to discuss and learn from mistakes. It has been written to follow the guidelines set out in the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures, without the punishment-based approach of issuing warnings.
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Reduced work week trial policy
This organization is committed to creating a workplace that supports our mission while also prioritizing the well-being of our team. This policy outlines the guidelines and expectations for all staff during the Four-Day Work Week trial. The trial will reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours, Monday through Thursday, while maintaining full pay and benefits. This organisation is based in the USA.
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Flat structure decision making & prioritisation processes
A decision making and prioritisation processes that enables us to work efficiently in a high-trust culture within our flat structure.
12 guides to help you develop your own policies and processes…
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Action Research
How to set up a simple Participatory Action Research Project for collective policy writing
This short guide outlines a simple process to help you set up a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project for collective policy writing.
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Grievance
How to create non-punitive grievance procedures which deepen our understanding of each other
What does it mean to raise a grievance? This guide covers ways to create grievance procedures that hear different perspectives while avoiding shame and blame, so that we can strengthen rather than corrode the bonds between us.
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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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Sickness
How to write a compassionate, supportive, solidarity-based sickness policy
What happens if someone goes on long-term sickness absence or is frequently absent? This guide shares practical suggestions to help you develop a compassionate and supportive sickness policy guided by disability justice thinking.
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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.
21 stories from the community, plus tools and updates from the core team…
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Socially-just pay and anti-oppression work in practice
Reflections from our second RadHR Soapbox event: what does socially-just pay actually mean?
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Getting Started on RadHR
RadHR.org has gradually built-up a lot of different radical internal policy content. If you’re new to the site, or newer to collective policy making, this blog will guide you through some of the key resources we’ve been collecting here over the years.
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Safety is a collective responsibility—and we all have a duty of care
How a new wellbeing cooperative in Oxford is embedding safety in their policies and practices.
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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
Restoke discovered that starting from values rather than requirements led to a Policy Handbook that’s visually beautiful, actually readable, and truly reflects their practice.