The HR Template Library

The HR Template Library

The Reference Edition: 150 Templates for the Employee Lifecycle

By Trade Stevens, M.S., SHRM-SCP, PHR

Every HR professional has a drawer, a shared drive, or a folder of half-remembered forms. You've rewritten the same offer letter more than once.

Sound familiar?

I built The HR Template Library to put the forms, letters, policies, checklists, and trackers that come up most often in one organized place, so you're never starting from a blank page.

This reference library organizes 150 ready-to-adapt templates across nine parts of the employee lifecycle: hiring and recruiting, onboarding, handbook and policies, pay, time, leave and benefits, performance, discipline and development, employee relations and investigations, separation and offboarding, compliance, safety and records, and a manager and HR admin toolkit.

What's included?

·      206-page digital PDF ebook you can read on your computer, tablet, or other PDF-compatible device.

·      150 templates in 9 parts: forms, letters, policies, checklists, scripts, and trackers.

·      150 editable Word documents you can customize with your own logo and wording, numbered to match the book.

·      11 Excel trackers with built-in formulas, including pipelines, leave balances, ratings, and compliance deadlines.

·      Plain legal notice and a how-to-verify guide so you can adapt every template to your location.

·      Guidance on which templates to customize first.

This book is written for solo HR professionals, HR generalists, managers, and small business owners who need practical starting points across the employee lifecycle.

Templates save time. Adapting them to your organization and verifying them against current law is how you make them yours.

I'm Trade Stevens, a senior HR executive with more than 18 years of CHRO-level experience across multiple sectors. I created this guide to share practical approaches to the challenges HR professionals and the people who work with them face every day.

Start with a template, not a blank page.

Please note: This ebook is an educational resource, not legal advice. Employment laws vary by location and change over time. Verify current requirements and consult qualified professionals when appropriate. Every template is a draft and starting point. Verify current requirements and have key documents reviewed by a qualified professional before using them.