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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26/08/2026 ACS highlights importance of flexible working options in convenience retail

26/08/2026 66.7% of employers think salary is more important than wellbeing in recruitment and retention strategies

26/08/2026 Tax concerns see workers hesitate over a pay rise

26/08/2026 NI nurses to be balloted for industrial action over pay dispute

26/08/2026 EMR warns passengers 'may not be able to board' due to strikes

26/08/2026 Strike threat at Diageo’s Cameronbridge distillery

26/08/2026 Dundee University job cuts reduced but 154 roles still to go

26/08/2026 London Fire Brigade becomes living hours employer

25/08/2026 Menopause claims on the rise, as focus on workplace support ramps up - HR News

25/08/2026 Senior managers’ pay rise on hold as ministers review rules for ...

25/08/2026 LNER and Hitachi Rail facing £6m compensation bill after union bypassed in pay discussion

25/08/2026 ‘Employees feel the benefits when their employers embrace an age-friendly approach’

25/08/2026 Heriot-Watt research warns of lack of workplace support amid women's health crisis

25/08/2026 Local government pay: 2026-27 NJC deal agreed - Community Care

25/08/2026 Valuation Office withdraws HVCTS Office Attendance communication

25/08/2026 The workers behind the Capita pensions crisis

25/08/2026 EasyJet's £5.7 billion buyout prompts second union to seek job reassurances

25/08/2026 Unions ‘refuse’ to engage in government health visitor project amid strikes

25/08/2026 RNLI strikers to protest outside Poole headquarters

25/08/2026 South London & Maudsley NHS estates workers fair pay strikes escalate

25/08/2026 Kimpton Clocktower workers to strike during Manchester Pride

25/08/2026 Unite hails latest pay win for offshore medics on Adura assets

25/08/2026 Arriva North London bus driver strikes resume next week

25/08/2026 'High-performing' civil servants to be seconded into mayoral authorities

25/08/2026 Thousands of jobs created by Domino’s across its UK and Ireland stores

25/08/2026 Threat to vital chemical supplies as Lancashire workers to vote on strike action

25/08/2026 Strike action threat after refuse workers tell council they've 'had enough' | ITV News

25/08/2026 Seafarers employed by Stena Line secure pay rise

25/08/2026 Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests

24/08/2026 New strike dates announced in dispute over East Midlands Railway Class 810s

24/08/2026 Nottingham University staff set to strike for 67 days amid dispute over cuts

24/08/2026 Town Hall staff go on strike amid jobs row

24/08/2026 Inverclyde hospital workers to step up strike action over pay dispute

24/08/2026 Employment uncertainty rises for UKRI workers in Swindon following changes to hybrid working arrangements

24/08/2026 V&A workers vote for strike action

24/08/2026 North Somerset faces bin strike

24/08/2026 Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge

24/08/2026 'I can't find NHS psychologist job after 10 years training'

24/08/2026 Why more young workers are leaving the UK behind

24/08/2026 Unite delivers wage win for CNOOC offshore workers

24/08/2026 Teesside chemical workers to vote in strike action over major pension cuts

24/08/2026 London bus strikes to resume next week after drivers reject deal offer

24/08/2026 UK statistics agency turns to AI to cut costs and improve data

24/08/2026 Top UK university graduates owe the most in student loans

24/08/2026 UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds

21/08/2026 Thursday briefing: What does the mass closure of charity shops tell us about Britain?

21/08/2026 UK’s Institute of Development Studies considering job cuts, director says

21/08/2026 UK Government procurement reforms: implications for trade union workplace access

21/08/2026 Hundreds of staff to strike at four Greater Manchester hospitals next week

21/08/2026 Flights cancelled at Norwich Airport in ongoing industrial action

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