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An open, collaborative library of radical HR & operations policies.

Advice on how to create radical alternatives to standard policies.

Find out about opportunities to explore radical HR together.

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…

Policy

Dress code

A policy outlining that we do not have a dress code and employees decide how they dress. They are invited to dress in ways that make them feel comfortable and authentic.

Policy

Socially just waging system

A wage system based on Platform’s policy, with important additions to pay adjustments for dependents (including children) and housing.

Policy

Carer’s, compassionate bereavement and parental leave

A policy that aims to address the lack of support for staff who have caring responsibilities, and the lack of recognition of the different dimensions of what that support might look like. The policy lays out guidelines that aim to help relieve some of this stress and enable both employer and employee to be clear about where they stand regarding support and time off work.

Policy

New parent policies

A policy challenging the ways in which discrimination against parents and carers is still the norm in most workplaces. Includes: maternity leave and pay; paternity / second parent leave & pay; shared parental leave & pay; and adoption leave & pay.

Policy

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.

Policy

Decision-making policy & process

This policy includes: how decisions are made in a small team, the principles that underpin them, which decisions can be made by whom, and what steps will be taken to support more equitable involvement in decisions. It is based on consensus and mandate decision-making mechanisms.

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

Guide
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.

Guide
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.

Guide
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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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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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.

21 stories from the community, plus tools and updates from the core team…

Blog

Socially-just pay and anti-oppression work in practice

Reflections from our second RadHR Soapbox event: what does socially-just pay actually mean?

Blog

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.

Blog

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.

Blog

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!

Blog

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.