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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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15/04/2026 Most teachers working almost an extra day a week | Tes

15/04/2026 More than a third of people ‘fail to ask about pension when moving jobs’

15/04/2026 ‘Unacceptable’ that thousands of practice nurses are ‘left waiting’ for pay rise

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15/04/2026 Half of women in tech leave due to a lack of belonging - HR Magazine

15/04/2026 Sainsbury’s reports 6.6% mean gender pay gap

15/04/2026 Oxbridge grads dominate top pay for trainee barristers, survey shows

15/04/2026 An 'obscene' advert has appeared at Bristol Airport and we should all be worried

15/04/2026 Staff at Goldsmiths art college plan industrial action ahead of redundancies

15/04/2026 Driverless Tube trains given red signal - but RMT's four-day Tube strike remains on

15/04/2026 ONS relents on individual targets after long stand-off

15/04/2026 Up to 250,000 women protected from ill-fitting PPE

15/04/2026 More bus driver strikes planned at east London depot

15/04/2026 Unite secure inflation beating pay rise for workers at dairy company Saputo

15/04/2026 International NHS staff don’t feel safe or welcome and want to quit the UK, says UNISON - UNISON National

15/04/2026 UK migrant workforce grew strongly last year despite weaker hiring

15/04/2026 Fix to critical UK jobs data faces further delays

15/04/2026 Record number of council staff earning over £100k

15/04/2026 EO Charging enters administration

15/04/2026 UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says

15/04/2026 Industry in crisis: Landmark study reveals majority of actors earn below minimum wage

15/04/2026 City museum and art gallery to close due to industrial action

15/04/2026 Morrisons plans to cut 200 jobs at Bradford head office

14/04/2026 Swindon hospital responds to warning of 21,000 job losses across NHS

14/04/2026 Unions start the clock on binding college pay reform

14/04/2026 University of Bristol staff begin three-day strike over pay - UNISON South West

14/04/2026 The country would be ‘breaking’ under striking doctors’ demands – Streeting

14/04/2026 Why hospitals can run more smoothly on strike days (but it's no long-term solution)

14/04/2026 Goldsmiths staff back industrial action over latest job cuts

14/04/2026 Union says Bridlington hospital ward closure is 'worst outcome'

14/04/2026 UK recruitment survey hints at stabilising labour market, but cost concerns dampen pay growth and demand for staff

14/04/2026 Pay top of the agenda at health conference – but with much more to fight for - UNISON National

14/04/2026 Gocardless axes 90 jobs as UK fintech targets profitability

14/04/2026 Aberdeen University staff begin 10 days of strike action amid row over job cuts

13/04/2026 UBS taps Citigroup’s Singla to lead fintech investment banking

13/04/2026 IT is the best choice for remote roles and offers the highest salaries, study reveals - HR News

13/04/2026 The Right to Try is a step forward for disabled people but it won’t succeed in isolation - Lancaster University

13/04/2026 UK workers value flexibility over pay from their early thirties - HR News

13/04/2026 Wes Streeting denies changing pay deal for resident doctors

13/04/2026 Share your views on mileage - UNISON National

13/04/2026 Doctors’ leader claims new reduced pay offer killed chances of ending strikes in England

13/04/2026 Can the BMA feasibly still claim junior doctors are underpaid?

13/04/2026 Ofgem members vote to renew strike mandate

13/04/2026 Thurrock Council caretakers protest over 'disrespectful' downgrading plans

13/04/2026 Fresh East London bus disruption as Bow bus garage strikes escalate

13/04/2026 April flight delays at Stansted as ABM workers vote to strike

13/04/2026 Police staff pay claim 2026 - UNISON National

13/04/2026 UK Treasury to profit from final year of controversial student loan scheme, says analysis

13/04/2026 UK households’ living standards to fall after energy price shock

13/04/2026 161,000 graduates to be dragged into paying student loan 'stealth tax'

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