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Our research covers pay, benefits, reward practice and HR policy. We provide HR professionals with information, data, analysis and tools to help them make intelligent reward decisions.

In 2014 we identified a gap in the market for independent research on pay and reward and IDR is committed to filling that gap. Since then, we have delivered work for a wide range of clients and have a steadily growing subscriber base.

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02/09/2025 Wakefield mining museum strike extended in row over pay - BBC News

02/09/2025 City university set for ‘extensive’ strike action

02/09/2025 Victory for CIS Security staff at the National Gallery

02/09/2025 First West of England bus strikes in Bristol suspended after improved pay offer

02/09/2025 East of England Ambulance Service staff could strike over 'big changes'

02/09/2025 Tube strike latest: TfL warns passengers of four-day shutdown next week

01/09/2025 Crew of flagship research vessel to strike over pay and conditions

01/09/2025 Barnsley support workers launch petition for higher pay

01/09/2025 The RMT has announced a week of walkouts on the London Underground and DLR this September

01/09/2025 Tribunal victory is good news for probation staff, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

01/09/2025 Paying board members could improve governance, universities told

01/09/2025 Workers at Tarmac's Alfreton Blocks Plant in Derbyshire striking over pay

01/09/2025 Facilities staff at London mental health centre to strike over pay

01/09/2025 Hundreds of staff taken back in-house by council following deal with trade union GMB | TheBusinessDesk.com

01/09/2025 Hundreds of jobs to be lost as major fashion distribution centre set to close | ITV News

01/09/2025 Cardiff Bus strike off as Unite members accept new deal on pay and conditions

01/09/2025 Ellesmere Port Electrical Oil Services strikes off after Unite secures pay win

01/09/2025 Flintshire: Airbus strikes suspended over improved pay offer

01/09/2025 Scottish teachers threaten strike action if 'extreme workload stress' isn't eased

01/09/2025 RMT strike over Northern's Carlisle Support Services contract pay dispute

29/08/2025 Unlocking the workplace for disabled people – the case for Flex Plus jobs as a pathway to work - British Politics and Policy at LSE

29/08/2025 CWU members vote to accept Royal Mail pay agreement - Printweek

29/08/2025 Aldi's workers in UK get second pay rise in two months

29/08/2025 Addleshaws freezes NQ pay at £100k to tackle salary bunching - Legal Cheek

29/08/2025 One year on: Deloitte UK's equal paid parenting leave

29/08/2025 Corporate law firms hire mostly men for highest-paid roles

29/08/2025 Scarf receives living hours employer accreditation

29/08/2025 East of England Ambulance Service faces strike action

29/08/2025 Derbyshire manufacturer braced for strike action

29/08/2025 School support workers still working on temporary forms despite ministerial commitment to end practice

29/08/2025 AW Crewing staff in Lowestoft to strike over pay and conditions

29/08/2025 70 jobs at Scottish university at risk amid 'financial pressures'

29/08/2025 More redundancies planned at Edinburgh University

28/08/2025 BBC News: Sports car manufacturer Lotus to cut 550 jobs at Norfolk base - BBC News

28/08/2025 BBC News: Four-day week 'good for workers and employers'

28/08/2025 Voluntary madness: Whitehall’s obsession with exit schemes is hollowing out the wrong people while dodging real reform

28/08/2025 New accusations from lecturers’ union in Lancaster University job cuts row

28/08/2025 City law firm Addleshaw Goddard prioritises bonuses over junior pay raises

28/08/2025 University of Sheffield threatened with further strikes over staffing review

28/08/2025 Unite vows further waste strikes over Sheffield recognition dispute | MRW

28/08/2025 BMA preparing for return to GP industrial dispute as red lines ignored

28/08/2025 Pay dispute continues as National Coal Mining Museum workers strike

28/08/2025 County Durham and Darlington NHS healthcare assistants vote to strike in fair pay dispute | Chronicle Live

28/08/2025 Care provider fees up 5% this year, but rises being outstripped by wage and tax hikes, warn leaders

28/08/2025 Entry-level job postings fall to lowest level in five years, data finds

28/08/2025 Pharmacies need more financial support - survey

28/08/2025 Stagecoach North East strikes off after workers accept improved pay offer

28/08/2025 National Grid and Scottish Power shortages of critical transformer oil due to strikes

28/08/2025 Wrexham bin strike called off after negotiations between Unite and the council

28/08/2025 One in ten UK banking jobs at risk from AI

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