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.
86 policies uploaded by groups like yours, including…
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Parent and carer staff support
A comprehensive collection of policies designed to support staff with parental or caring responsibilities, including wider political framing for the importance of this set of policies.
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Employee health and wellbeing policy
A values based policy aimed at supporting staff health and wellbeing based on years of adapting and learning to shape our practice which we have now formalised into a policy.
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Paid work for co-operative members
A plain-English pay policy for a small youth work cooperative, in which pay is variable, depending on current organisational income levels. Aims to offer the flexibility of freelance work, while offering additional forms of support (like sick pay).
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Employment contract template
This employment contract aims to enshrine a more equitable relationship between employee and employer and is designed to make it easy and accessible to understand the key elements of employment with us.
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Family leave
A gender-neutral and trans-inclusive policy for new parents—of all kinds—taking time off work.
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Equitable wage policy
This policy aims to make working at Tripod a viable & sustainable choice for a wider range of workers than would otherwise be possible. It is part of an ongoing inquiry & development process to define how we want to financially support ourselves to do this work in a way that values the work we do & is a reflection of Tripod’s values & purpose.
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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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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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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Recruitment
How to recruit new people without reproducing systemic inequality
This guide explores the frequently asked questions organisations often have about recruitment, particularly when thinking about how to design a recruitment process with equity in mind.
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Safeguarding
Radical safeguarding: a social justice workbook for safeguarding practitioners
A guide designed for practitioners working with children and young people, particularly in school contexts, who might be wondering how to start doing things differently when it comes to safeguarding.
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Power
Living systems for thriving groups: supporting you to organise collaboratively
Navigate is a team of experienced facilitators and trainers. This resource is an online course they’ve developed to help groups thrive by creating and maintaining living social systems that work for them and fit their values.
20 stories from the community, plus tools and updates from the core team…
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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
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.’
