Welcome to our library of Free HR Templates!
All of these templates are created in commonly used programs so you can edit them to suit your purposes. We will be adding to this resource regularly so remember to check back here if you need other templates. If you’d like to contribute to this library, please email us at support@hrpartner.io
New – Free Sexual Harassment Policy and Document Template
Create a safe working environment for all your employees with a clearly defined sexual harassment policy and an accompanying sexual harassment and discrimination reporting form. Both of the templates below are fully customizable and are to be used as a guide only. We recommend that you update these templates with the relevant employment law guidance for your region.
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Sexual Harassment Policy TemplateA customizable template to ensure your business has a clear policy on sexual harassment in the workplace. |
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Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Reporting Form TemplateA customizable form for your employees to use when reporting instances of sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace. |
New – Free Redundancy and Offboarding Tools
Redundancies and layoffs can be challenging for both the employer and employee. We’ve put together some tools to help you navigate situation. All templates are fully customizable and we recommend that you ensure tailor them to meet you local employment law legislation.
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Redundancy/Layoff AgreementIf you need to layoff team members or make a specific role redundant, this template will help you formalize the process. Ensuring all parties are clear on the terms of the agreement and next steps. |
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Termination of Employment LetterWhen letting an employee go, you must always notify them formally of the termination of their employment. This template provides as basis for that communication. |
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Employee Offboarding ChecklistOffboarding an employee isn’t as simple as terminating their employment or accepting their resignation. This handy checklist takes you through all the steps to successfully offboard an employee from your business, and ensure it’s a smooth process for all involved. |
New – Free Emergency Preparation Tools
From natural disasters to political unrest, there are many situations businesses must be prepared for. And having policies, documents and checklists in place before an emergency happens, ensures your business is always prepared for whatever may disrupt your normal business practices.
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Business Continuity Plan ChecklistWhile the chances of needing to enact your Business Continuity Plan is hopefully small, it’s an essential plan for all businesses. This checklist is designed to help you build your plan and ensure your employees know what to in case of an emergency. |
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Crisis Communication TemplateThis template can be used as the basis for employee communication in times of crisis, be that a natural disaster or something else. Providing the team with an update on the situation, business impact and resources and support available to them. |
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Employee Assistance PolicyThis templates provides you with a starting point to build your Employee Assistance Policy. Covering mental health resources, financial support, flexible work options and the community support that is available to them in times of natural disasters. |
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Emergency Assistance FormYour employees can use this form to apply for emergency assistance from the businesses during a natural disaster |
New – Free Workplace Safety Policy Template
To ensure a safe work environment by outlining safety standards and procedures to minimize risks during emergencies, including natural disasters like wildfires.
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Workplace Safety PolicyEnsure your workplace is safe for employees, contractors and visitors with this workplace safety policy. |
Free Employee Survey Template
Want to get some insights into what’s *really* happening with your employees? Try an employee survey. You can set these up within HR Partner using Custom Forms, or use one of our templates here.
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Employee Pulse SurveyA quick way to gauge employee sentiment. Use it to track changes over time as well. |
Free Onboarding Checklist Template
Congratulations if you’ve just employed a new team member! To ensure your employee’s start is seamless, we’ve prepared a new hire checklist template to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
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New Hire Checklist TemplateA 52 point checklist to ensure your new team member is onboarded thoroughly, without missing anything! |
Free Recruiting Tools
For seasoned HR professionals, the process of screening and conducting job interviews is usually second-nature. But for those of us that run businesses or specialize in other roles, it’s not always so obvious.
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Interview GuideIf you’re about to step into an interview, we’ve prepared a quick guide for keeping your interviews on track. Download this and customize to suit your organization. Also see our list of the best interview questions here. |
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Applicant Scorecard TemplateAre you looking for an interview scorecard template? This is built into HR Partner, but if you want to use an Excel version, download this here. Also see our article on 5 Ways Interview Scorecards Help Identify Talent. |
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10 Recruiting Email TemplatesMuch of recruiting involves the simple task of emailing candidates back and forwards! To do this efficiently, setup the key recruiting emails as templates. Use these 10 essential recruiting emails as a guide and customize to make them your own. |
Free Policy Templates
HR people shouldn’t have to start from scratch every time you want to create a new policy! Here’s we’re building out a library of standard policies that you can take, and make your own. You can download editable versions of these, totally free of charge.
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Sick Leave PolicyEvery company needs a Sick Leave Policy – but especially now with absenteeism issues being higher than ever. Download this policy and adapt it to suit your organization. |
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Working from Home PolicyIf you’re suddenly finding that you need a Working from Home Policy, we’ve got your back. Download this and customize to suit your organization. |
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Flexible Work PolicyIf you’re looking to transition your employees to a more flexible work arrangement, use this template to help kick off a successful implementation. |
Free Download: Health & Safety Audit for Remote and Telecommuting Employees
To make it easy to conduct a health and safety audit for employees working from home, we’ve prepared here a template you can take and start using today. Print out the PDF or download the Word version to edit to suit the needs of your organization.
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Health & Safety Audit for Remote and Telecommuting EmployeesA 4 page checklist to assess any health and safety risks associated with your employees’ remote / telecommuting working environment |
Free Performance Review Templates
To make it easier for small and medium businesses to conduct regular performance appraisals, we’ve prepared here 4 of the most commonly used types of performance reviews. And yes, we’re providing editable versions of these, totally free of charge.
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Annual Performance Review – LongThis is a traditional, long-format performance review that is typically used by many types of businesses. This contains broad questions that are suitable for any position or level. Contains a section for supervisors/managers as well. It is designed to measure the employee’s performance. |
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Annual Performance Review – Self EvaluationThis template is for employees to do a self-evaluation before participating in a performance review meeting. The questions mirror that of the questions on the Review form that the manager should complete. It is typically paired with one of the performance review types above. |
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Annual Performance Review – ShortAs a different option, this template is a much shorter, one-page performance review format for businesses that want to do interim reviews (eg 6-monthly) or expedite the review process. It is not necessarily done in annual/formal manner, but can still gauge everyday performance. |
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360 Degree Feedback ReviewFor businesses wanting to seek confidential, 360-degree feedback from a sample of the employee’s peers and co-workers, this is a great option. The feedback is tallied and combined by an HR team and shared with the employee’s manager for review. |
Free Checklists
To make it easy to ensure nothing is forgotten with your HR processes, you can use these checklists. Print out the PDF or download the Word version to edit this to suit the needs of your organization.
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Job Description ChecklistA one-page checklist to create position descriptions that are contain all the necessary information. |
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Document Management ChecklistA one-page checklist that provides a practical guide to help establish and implement efficient document management practices. |
These HR Templates and be downloaded in different versions – a PDF version, Word Document or Pages Document (for Mac users). If you want to edit them, the Word or Pages versions will be a better option.
We hope these save you some time and help you improve the quality and regularity of your performance reviews! If you know anyone that would benefit from these templates, please don’t hesitate to send them here.