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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20/06/2025 Delay senior manager pay rise, ICBs told

20/06/2025 University of Lancaster to cut jobs to save £30m from budget

20/06/2025 Uni allays fears over 'job cuts' amid savings but confirms student digs for sale

20/06/2025 Primark orders product teams back to office four days weekly

20/06/2025 Gender pay gap narrows to 6.3% at large charities, research finds

20/06/2025 Menopause-related tribunal claims more than triple in last two years

20/06/2025 Knowsley Council receives accredited status for Fair Employment ...

20/06/2025 Tube drivers threaten to strike if £76,000 pay demand refused

20/06/2025 Hospital consultants threaten to join junior doctors in strikes

20/06/2025 Overwhelming PCS member support for strike action at MyCSP

20/06/2025 London’s productivity sinks to below pre-pandemic levels

20/06/2025 Shetland Gas Plant workers secure bumper pay deal

20/06/2025 Bus services across Newcastle under threat as workers ballot for strikes over pay

20/06/2025 Unite highlights fresh issues with Veolia as strikes come to Ellesmere Port

20/06/2025 Guys and St Thomas cardiac theatre nurses win their dispute

20/06/2025 Glasgow Subway strike suspended as union votes on offer

20/06/2025 100 jobs at 'immediate risk' of redundancy at major Scottish road maintenance firm

20/06/2025 Students in England now graduate with average debt of £53,000, data shows

20/06/2025 Overseas-trained doctors ‘put off UK due to cost of living and low salaries’

19/06/2025 Government mulls forcing firms to reveal what colleagues earn – but can transparency close the equity gap?

19/06/2025 Cardiff University formally agrees sweeping cuts that will see departments shut | Wales Online

19/06/2025 Allianz to eliminate 650 insurance jobs in the UK amid market pressures

19/06/2025 Eversheds and Pinsents boost NQ lawyer pay as more City firms join summer salary surge - Legal Cheek

19/06/2025 One in ten UK workers take on side jobs while working from home - Workplace Insight

19/06/2025 Raising awareness of the potential impact of NHS Terms and Conditions of Service on pay gaps

19/06/2025 H&S survey highlights strong engagement but reveals ongoing challenges

19/06/2025 'These were skilled jobs in a vital industry': Wigan fibre glass factory to close as talks to secure its future collapse

19/06/2025 Workers on strike at Wigan manufacturing firm amid “fire and rehire” plans

19/06/2025 Failure to consider impact of NICs hike on councils ‘major misstep’

19/06/2025 Supermarket wine shortage looms as Encirc glass workers in Bristol strike

19/06/2025 Rally and strikes at Liverpool University over hybrid working diktat

19/06/2025 Strikes at Tata Steel as Northern Ireland workers seek pay decency

19/06/2025 Derbyshire site among DS Smith closures confirmed after International Paper takeover - East Midlands Business Link

19/06/2025 John Lewis tells some head office staff to work in office at least three days a week

19/06/2025 Britons have just 23 hours of ‘genuinely free’ time a week – so much for labour-saving technology | Elle Hunt

18/06/2025 Thames weir and lockkeepers suspend industrial action

18/06/2025 Report confirms fears about Civil Service Pension Scheme administration

18/06/2025 Stonegate prepares for job cuts

18/06/2025 ‘People are really scared’: ‘Mass’ job losses looming for hospital staff

18/06/2025 Amazon boss says AI will replace jobs at tech giant

18/06/2025 Now government unit could let you find out how much your colleague is paid

18/06/2025 Poundland plans 68 store closures putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk

18/06/2025 Pay top of the agenda for energy conference | News | News | UNISON National

18/06/2025 Stagecoach services to resume as drivers weigh up new pay deal

18/06/2025 Wincanton HGV drivers to take industrial action over pay

18/06/2025 HSBC considers ordering all staff back to office 3 days a week

17/06/2025 Heathrow Wilson James passenger assistance strikes suspended for pay offer ballot

17/06/2025 Gatwick workers left in dark after forced liquidation proceedings initiated against employer

17/06/2025 Ambulance 999 call handlers quitting amid burnout and pressure | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

17/06/2025 Business owners plan further staff cuts following National Insurance hike - Business Money

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