IDR is an independent research organisation specialising in the pay and employment field

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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News

21/05/2025 UK universities offer 1.4 per cent pay rise for most staff

21/05/2025 RMT secures Eurostar pay deal

21/05/2025 BT workers overwhelmingly reject “derisory” pay offer

21/05/2025 Stagecoach drivers to strike after pay talks breakdown

21/05/2025 NHS in East of England faces unprecedented cuts, says boss

21/05/2025 Online gig economy is failing to meet even the most basic labour standards - Workplace Insight

21/05/2025 Employees choosing salary sacrifice cars ‘to cut tax burden’

21/05/2025 Contract catering salaries defy industry trend to rise 10%

21/05/2025 Average salaries of project managers increase by 10% to £52,500 - APM Salary Survey 2025 | Association for Project Management

21/05/2025 Breaking: Unite accuses commissioners of sabotaging Brum bin strike talks

21/05/2025 Glasgow subway workers could strike following 'emphatic' ballot over conditions

21/05/2025 Deloitte to cut UK bonuses, pay rises and promotions

21/05/2025 North Air tanker driving wage wins across Scottish airports

21/05/2025 Logistics firm with North Staffordshire base and 900 workers puts jobs 'at risk'

20/05/2025 Half of workers say remote work boosts productivity but few employers agree, survey finds

20/05/2025 Survey reveals boost to average salaries and increased optimism across project profession

20/05/2025 Hospitality workers turn to perks as salaries continue to fall - Conference News

20/05/2025 Housing association reports reverse gender pay gap

20/05/2025 Further education lecturers in Northern Ireland strike pay deal

20/05/2025 Nursing ‘not taken seriously’ because profession is majority female, union boss says

20/05/2025 Clyde Tunnel workers vote for strike action

20/05/2025 Anti-poverty charity workers to strike due to inflated directors' pay

20/05/2025 Unite extends recognition agreement for Key social care workers across Scotland

19/05/2025 Platform Housing Group reports -3.08% mean gender pay gap

19/05/2025 CPW demands ‘equal’ pay for community and GP pharmacists

19/05/2025 Labour can’t keep papering over the cracks in the care sector

19/05/2025 Dorset Council suffered 25% pay reduction, union says

19/05/2025 Pontefract Superdrug’s ‘disgraceful’ threats against staff losing their jobs

19/05/2025 ‘Historic changes’ to council pensions to end discrimination

19/05/2025 Aberdeen University workers announce ballot over job cuts

19/05/2025 Santander UK freezes salaries and cuts jobs in commercial banking arm

16/05/2025 Little evidence that hybrid working has encouraged high skilled people to relocate to cheaper regions - Workplace Insight

16/05/2025 Study reveals local government gender gap

16/05/2025 ‘People say they're working harder for less – and they’re right’: key takeaways from the CIPD Reward and Benefits Conference

16/05/2025 Strike at large social care charity to go ahead as staff feel ‘let down’ by ministers

16/05/2025 'Illusion of transparency': BU staff launch strike ballot and no-confidence vote

16/05/2025 Union voices concerns over merger of food manufacturers

16/05/2025 Red Handling strike at Gatwick suspended as Unite members are balloted

16/05/2025 Next suffers shareholder rebellion over pay transparency

16/05/2025 Cardiff University keeps 650 'in scope' for redundancy despite no compulsory job losses pledge

15/05/2025 Scotrail workers accept two-year pay offer

15/05/2025 Lack of change in workplace sees gender pay gap persist

15/05/2025 Mind the gap: The gender pay divide persists | Property Week

15/05/2025 NHS Scotland 8 per cent pay offer over two years accepted by Unite members

15/05/2025 Unite strike action against Veolia to escalate as workers in Cheshire balloted

15/05/2025 Care workers to strike for first time in over a decade

15/05/2025 Burberry to cut 1,700 jobs as designer suffers heavy losses

15/05/2025 Post-Covid home working has failed to level up UK economy, study finds

15/05/2025 Bosses of hospitals that spend too much or treat too few will not get pay rise

14/05/2025 Norfolk Mind counsellors to strike over pay dispute

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