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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15/10/2026 Job cuts likely with £170m to be saved at Essex County Council

15/10/2026 1 in 3 schools considering redundancies or restructuring

15/10/2026 Concerns NHS jobs 'lost prematurely' as merger paused

15/10/2026 Done family took £30m dividend from Betfred before warning of job cuts

15/10/2026 New action to crackdown on bogus self-employment loopholes

15/10/2026 The Employment Rights Act 2025: consultations update - IER

15/10/2026 Labour leader calls for fair deal for council refuse workers amid union talks

15/10/2026 Half a million UK workers to get pay boost as real living wage rises

15/10/2026 Department-spanning strike ballot on pay, job security and pensions to begin next week

15/10/2026 Depot workers prepare for ballot on Christmas strike after rejecting council’s final offer

15/10/2026 East London NHS trust workers balloted over strike action

15/10/2026 Diageo strike action suspended at Cameronbridge

15/10/2026 Social care vacancies fall to lowest level in a decade

15/10/2026 Fourth union joins strike at Glasgow Caledonian University

15/10/2026 QBE ensures transparency and privacy within ethnicity pay data

15/10/2026 PRS for Music builds trust with ethnicity pay reporting

15/10/2026 UK hospitality sector to offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people out of work

14/10/2026 Women in UK manufacturing most exposed to generative AI

14/10/2026 NHS unions 2027/28 pay claim in Scotland

14/10/2026 Council spends £129k on staff equipment while review of home working policy continues

14/10/2026 UKRI opens voluntary exit scheme as ‘first phase’ of internal reforms - Research Professional News

14/10/2026 Leeds Bradford Airport air traffic controllers strike halted

14/10/2026 Cardiff Bus workers in strike vote after drivers penalised during heatwave

14/10/2026 RCN opens strike ballot over stalled pay rise in Northern Ireland

14/10/2026 Workplaces are bracing for the smart glasses era

14/10/2026 Union criticises Poundland owners saying retailer is ‘being pushed into administration’

14/10/2026 Nurses at East London being balloted on strike action over job cuts

14/10/2026 Three things we've learnt about the UK economy from the IMF

14/10/2026 Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?

14/10/2026 Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union

13/10/2026 Over 100 jobs likely to be lost as Santander work switched to Phillippines

13/10/2026 HSBC salary overhaul embraces bonus culture

13/10/2026 Civil servants threaten to strike for four-day week on full pay

13/10/2026 Southall's Villiers High School faces strike action over pay and management dispute - EALING.NEWS - The Voice of Ealing's 7 towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall.

13/10/2026 Age UK call centre and office workers pay strike ballot opens

13/10/2026 Hundreds of City & Guilds workers to be balloted for strikes over ‘vindictive’ work from home policies

13/10/2026 Workers ballot for strikes over cuts to East London NHS services

13/10/2026 Leeds Bradford Airport strikes to escalate

13/10/2026 NHS lorry driver strike suspended

13/10/2026 Sexism ‘alive and kicking’ in workplaces across UK, finds study

13/10/2026 Retailers urge Budget support as BRC highlights cost of living concerns

13/10/2026 Britain set to lose one pub a day in 2026

12/10/2026 Boots and PDA agree 3.4% pay rise for pharmacists

12/10/2026 RMT members to strike over threat to water down safety on East West Rail

12/10/2026 Headteachers threaten strike ballots after losing confidence in Ofsted

12/10/2026 Nottingham tram strikes set to continue until New Year

12/10/2026 NI healthcare workers at 'tipping point' as union ballots for industrial action

12/10/2026 Probation officers to vote on strike action over early release

12/10/2026 Goldsmiths strike set to be 'longest in UK university history' as union rejects further offer - Arts Professional

12/10/2026 Hope for Royal Mail as crackdown looms on gig economy loopholes

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