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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Flat structure overview
The structure of a flat management system, including core groups (for internal work), delivery roles (for programme work), meeting cycles and related support systems.
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Internal hiring/promotion
A policy that provides two ways into a role for employees, acknowledging that not all hierarchical work relationships are equitable. It also involves staff members in the process and allows current workers to have a first go at a role.
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Unlimited paid holiday policy
This holiday policy outlines our approach to annual leave. We offer all workers unlimited paid holiday (UPH), regardless of length of service. In doing so, this policy aims to offer a generous, flexible approach to leave that helps everyone to feel empowered and supported.
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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.
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Sabbatical policy
A policy about giving staff a mix of paid and unpaid time off to support their lives beyond their role. Lengths of time off, eligibility, notice periods, work re-planning and pay levels are covered.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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.
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.
