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.
90 policies uploaded by groups like yours, including…
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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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Unlimited Paid Time Off policy
An unlimited PTO policy that seeks to pre-emptively address the more common issues with such policies, including some evidence that staff are less likely to take time off in an unlimited PTO scheme.
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Travel policy
A framework for traveling for a collective covering 1) which expenses are reimbursed, for who, and how; and 2) how to count working days when traveling. It provides guidelines and suggestions regarding how to think about travelling in an activist context.
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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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Living our values
This document sets out our values, as well as what each of these means for behaviour and practice, with examples of the habits team members can adopt which would mean they are living the values.
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Sick leave agreement
This is a sick leave policy for a small collective with limited funds. On average, for each 10 days of work, you have the right to one paid sick day. However, we have decided to pool our sick days. Pooling addresses the fact that we do not all have the same health and to alleviate the stress of having “enough sick days”.
12 guides to help you develop your own policies and processes…
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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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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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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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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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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?
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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.
