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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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10/11/2025 Trade union launches industrial action ballot over ‘fire and rehire’ claims at Tetrosyl | TheBusinessDesk.com

10/11/2025 Bromley traffic wardens to begin industrial action - BBC News

10/11/2025 Gender pay gap among charity leaders narrows but remains in double figures, report finds

10/11/2025 Dundee University staff begin 5-day strike over 'financial mess' and job cuts threat

10/11/2025 Union extends industrial action at ONS over WFH policy

10/11/2025 Reeves’ salary sacrifice tax hit could dent savers’ confidence, experts warn

10/11/2025 A lesson for UK boardrooms: you get what you pay for

10/11/2025 VUE St Enoch’s workers balloted in first-ever Scottish cinema chain strike

10/11/2025 One in six UK employers expect job cuts from AI in next year

10/11/2025 Lancaster University staff to start industrial action over job cuts

07/11/2025 'Enough is enough' - Dozens of council staff walk out on strike for 1st time over pay

07/11/2025 Lancaster University industrial action begins Monday with 1 in 4 jobs set to be axed

07/11/2025 COSLA urges teaching workforce to vote in favour of pay offer | COSLA

07/11/2025 Keep Britain working? New bill puts it in doubt, says retail leader

07/11/2025 Asda managers score historic recognition win

07/11/2025 EasyJet Luton flights face Christmas strike threat

07/11/2025 BT cuts another 5,000 jobs as broadband customers go elsewhere

07/11/2025 Jobs bombshell at Sadiq's City Hall: 1,500 staff warned of possible cuts next year

07/11/2025 Border Force patrol staff announce strike action

07/11/2025 UK services activity ticks higher in October amid resilient demand

07/11/2025 GSK’s retreat on diversity targets felt by employees

07/11/2025 UK construction activity falls at fastest pace for 5 years

07/11/2025 Union issues Cov council warning over equal pay claims worth 'tens of millions'

07/11/2025 BAE Systems Lancashire strikes can continue, High Court rules

07/11/2025 NI health: Pay parity will be delivered for health service staff

07/11/2025 BBC News: McDonald's managers in UK to get sexual abuse training - BBC News

06/11/2025 BBC News: 'London needs safety charter for delivery e-bike riders' - BBC News

06/11/2025 Luton easyJet disruption looms for Christmas as DHL workers ballot for strike

06/11/2025 Pay: the state of the negotiations | Firefighter Magazine

06/11/2025 BMA rejects fresh offer to end doctor strikes

06/11/2025 Immingham DB Cargo workers celebrate £11,700 pay victory secured by Unite

06/11/2025 Strikes to hit gxo logistics in motherwell as drivers battle inferior pay

06/11/2025 Bosch rexroth workers in strike ballot over detrimental contract changes

06/11/2025 EIS union urges teachers in Scotland to accept new pay deal

05/11/2025 Future of Workforce Reporting - High Pay Centre

05/11/2025 Tube strikes averted as RMT and TfL agree three-year pay deal

05/11/2025 UK pay awards hold at lowest in nearly four years, IDR survey shows

05/11/2025 Pay awards static at 3% in three months to September

05/11/2025 Leicestershire braced for winter bus disruption as Arriva workers ballot for strike

05/11/2025 NEU staff strikes continue as restructure dispute escalates

05/11/2025 Leonardo strike suspended following new pay offer

05/11/2025 Transport for Greater Manchester strikes escalate

05/11/2025 Cambridgeshire facing bus standstill as Stagecoach workers ballot for strike action

05/11/2025 Fixing Britain’s worklessness crisis will cost employers £6bn a year, report says

05/11/2025 NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting

04/11/2025 DWP group executive committee strike submission

04/11/2025 Union accuses BAE Systems of treating employees "with contempt"

04/11/2025 Luxury boatbuilder Princess Yachts announces more potential job losses

04/11/2025 Dundee University staff to strike for five days over job cuts - BBC News

04/11/2025 Fired Earth’s collapse results in 133 job losses - East Midlands Business Link

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