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Advice on how to create radical alternatives to standard policies.

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Stories and learning from the frontline of radical internal policy work.

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.

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90 policies uploaded by groups like yours, including…

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Safeguarding policy

A safeguarding policy for a small charity that works with adults, based on values of liberation, equity and anti-oppression and informed by Maslaha’s Radical Safeguarding workbook.

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Ethical procurement policy

A policy to address the ethics of a range of organisational spending decisions, such as travel, food, service provision, banking, insurance, and more. Aims to apply environmental and social justice principles to all organisational expenditure.

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Direct action leave

In recognition of the gravity of the climate emergency, the PTC will donate up to 6 days leave per year (pro rated depending on your working hours) to every employee to spend on direct action – e.g. attending or preparing for demonstrations or other related voluntary activity.

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Staff undertaking training courses or volunteering roles

A policy aiming to support employees undertaking short courses and those of a longer duration such as certificates, diplomas or MAs that require intensive study. The policy also recognises that small organisation often have has limited resources. The policy also covers sabbaticals and extended voluntary work.

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Use of AI (artificial intelligence) tools & software

This policy aims to provide a flexible framework within which staff can make informed decisions about the use of AI tools and software and that any such use is accountable, transparent and responsible whilst ensuring workers are treated and paid decently, preventing bias and discrimination, and minimising impacts on the climate and environment. It is not intended to provide a blanket “yes” or “no” answer to whether we use AI.

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Induction checklist

An adaptable induction process focused on wellbeing and support, as well as practical, legal and technical tasks.

12 guides to help you develop your own policies and processes…

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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.

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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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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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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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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.

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.