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

Guides

Advice on how to create radical alternatives to standard policies.

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Find out about opportunities to explore radical HR together.

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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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77 policies uploaded by groups like yours, including…

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Co-op member / volunteer agreements

A plain-English policy to clarify the different roles held by volunteers and paid members within a youth work cooperative. Includes simple outline template agreements for volunteers and for cooperative members.

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Induction policy for new staff

An induction policy to provide a framework for identifying and sorting out any initial difficulties which can occur in the early stages of starting a job. The aim is to provide a supporting structure for the new employee and alleviate some of the initial pressures that can arise when starting a new post. For existing members, it also helps clarify how to support new members effectively.

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Peer reflection & supervision

A support and accountability system for a small non-hierarchical organisation, designed to avoid the pitfalls of annual reviews and strengthen a disability justice approach.

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Rules for how we work together

A membership, decision making, group structure, core values and code of conduct policy for a user-led member-ship organisation with roughly 100 members, from a wide range of backgrounds.

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Staff travel

This policy has guidance on: travelling to a work meeting/workshop, travelling to an external training (for staff development) and commuting.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

Blog

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?

Blog

Responding to the recent spread of UK fascism

What kinds of group policies and processes can support our comrades and communities impacted by the current wave of British fascism?

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Navigating the ‘hard conversations’ in collective policymaking

A conversation with Jo Verrent of Unlimited.

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Sharing the journey

A (republished) blog by Jo Verrent of Unlimited, a disability arts organisation, about their collective policy-making process and goals.

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“We will not, we will not… we will not do fluffy ‘values’ talk”

The members of GRIPP reflect on their November 2023 residential, and the “We Will Not” process they used to spark conversation.