Free HR and Employee Templates
These templates cover the documents a team needs from hiring to the first review: job descriptions, candidate shortlists, welcome packets, onboarding checklists, employee handbooks, performance reviews, SOPs, and training manuals.
Each one is written in plain language with a realistic company example. Tell the AI about your company, policies, and roles, and it fills in every section.
15 templates, all free to customize and download as a PDF. Need something else? The AI handbook writer writes one from your notes.
Employee Handbook template
A professional but warm employee handbook covering company values, PTO, remote work, expense policy, performance reviews, and communication norms. Pre-filled for a 22-person creative agency.
Employee Handbook Sample template
A complete, filled-in employee handbook example with a welcome letter, table of contents, ten numbered policy sections with real example text, and an acknowledgment signature page.
Small Business Employee Handbook template
A warm, plain-English employee handbook for small businesses with a welcome note, concise human policies on hours, pay, time off, conduct, perks, and safety, plus an acknowledgment page.
Startup Employee Handbook template
A modern, culture-forward startup handbook covering values, how-we-work (async/remote), equity and comp philosophy, unlimited PTO, modern perks, communication norms, and growth.
Employee Onboarding Checklist template
A detailed remote employee onboarding checklist covering account setup, introductions, reading list, and first-project milestones. Organized by week with completion checkboxes.
New Employee Onboarding Guide template
A warm, practical onboarding guide for new hires at small businesses and startups. Covers the day-1 checklist, first-week schedule, team directory, tools and access, company values, and FAQ.
Performance Review Template
A structured semi-annual performance review with goal recap, competency ratings (1–5), self-evaluation prompts, manager evaluation, and a development plan section.
Job Description template
A well-structured job description PDF with role overview, responsibilities, requirements, nice-to-haves, compensation, benefits, and interview process. Pre-filled for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer.
90-Day Plan template
A structured 30-60-90 day plan with phase-specific goals, key activities, success metrics, and stakeholder mapping. Pre-filled for a new VP of Sales at a B2B SaaS company.
Standard Operating Procedure template
A clear SOP document with purpose, scope, definitions, step-by-step process by tier, decision tree, email templates, and version history. Pre-filled for a customer support escalation process.
Training Manual template
A structured employee training manual with a training schedule, modules with objectives and step-by-step procedures, scenarios, knowledge checks, a skills sign-off sheet, and a completion acknowledgment.
User Manual template
A clean product user manual with safety information, a labeled parts diagram, setup steps, controls, maintenance, a troubleshooting table, specifications, and warranty details. Pre-filled for a smart air purifier.
Staff Handbook template
A warm staff handbook for a small retail or food business with a welcome letter, a first-week shift plan, opening and closing checklists, food safety basics, and pay and scheduling policy.
New Hire Welcome Packet template
A personal welcome handbook for a new hire. It has a note from the team, the company story, a 90-day roadmap, a team directory with bios, and answers to first-week questions.
Candidate Shortlist template
A confidential shortlist a recruiter sends to a hiring manager, comparing final candidates side by side with a fit score, experience, and evidence from interviews. Pre-filled with three product-designer candidates.
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