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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10/04/2026 35% of employers will review proposed salary sacrifice changes ...

10/04/2026 Skyscanner reports 9.5% mean gender pay gap for 2025

10/04/2026 Below-Inflation Pay Proposal Is ‘Insulting’

10/04/2026 UK’s public sector outsourcing reforms force rethink of bids and workforce models

10/04/2026 TfL confirms the extent of passenger disruption caused by Tube strikes

10/04/2026 Both doctors and the government are handling this strike badly – that’s why there is no end in sight | Polly Toynbee

10/04/2026 Impact of revised minimum wage rates in the DWP

10/04/2026 Unite secures recognition with North Sea operator Apache

10/04/2026 New 4-day working week rule for 252 companies in UK - full list

10/04/2026 Lidl to open 50 UK stores in year ahead – and its first pub

09/04/2026 Almost everyone got a 2025 bonus at Stripe in London. Almost no one got a bonus at Starling Bank

09/04/2026 Digital investment could ‘relieve need for university job cuts’

09/04/2026 Fully-paid maternity leave should be increased to 26 weeks, say NASUWT - IER

09/04/2026 Barrhead firm among first in Scotland to gain flexible workplace accreditation

09/04/2026 Boots confirms pay rise for trainee pharmacists

09/04/2026 Hachette UK reports 15.1% mean ethnicity pay gap

09/04/2026 Industrial Action Ballot Opens At Crane Building Services - Manufacturing Management

09/04/2026 Asda leads the way on closing hourly gender pay gap

09/04/2026 Sourcing qualified talent top hiring challenge for UK employers, survey finds

09/04/2026 Doncaster bus drivers to increase strike action

09/04/2026 BDO axes 31 partner roles as AI pressure grows and profits fall

09/04/2026 Unison proposes adult social care pension scheme

09/04/2026 Think tank warns of Section 114 notices risk in Wales

09/04/2026 Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks

09/04/2026 Care England issues caution as council care spending falls further below the cost of delivery

09/04/2026 ONS members win breakthrough on office attendance rules

09/04/2026 Ministers unveil ‘right to try’ plan to help disabled people find work

09/04/2026 John Lewis boss’s pay rises to £1.2m as retailer cuts 3,300 jobs

09/04/2026 Retail workers call for more security after Waitrose sacking for tackling shoplifter

08/04/2026 Unions prepare for UK public sector pay push as inflation bites

08/04/2026 British Medical Association accused of hypocrisy as its own staff strike over pay

08/04/2026 Women working from home or on reduced hours at greater risk of damaging their career - Workplace Insight

08/04/2026 Why working from home is not the wellbeing fix we were promised, but it has transformed mental health for professional women

08/04/2026 HRC unveils 10-point pledge to improve women’s future in hospitality

08/04/2026 Council gender pay gap widens as men's pay rises faster than women's

08/04/2026 British Heart Foundation reports zero median gender and ethnicity ...

08/04/2026 Six in 10 employees think their benefits are inadequate - HR Magazine

08/04/2026 Private sector median pay award increases to 3.5%

08/04/2026 LGPS performing well, pension advisers say

08/04/2026 Falmouth dock workers take strike action over pay concerns

08/04/2026 Thousands of workers at three Scottish universities set to strike

08/04/2026 Doctors’ demands could cost NHS up to £30bn a year, says Wes Streeting

08/04/2026 Why is the UK capping student loan interest and will graduates now pay less?

07/04/2026 UK labour law reforms spark concern over retail jobs and flexibility

07/04/2026 Capita fails again in new pensions data breach

07/04/2026 Gig jobs and crime: Evidence from food delivery platforms in France

07/04/2026 UKRI publishes gender pay gap report | Ethical Marketing News

07/04/2026 Gender pay gap widens at four of the UK’s biggest retail ...

07/04/2026 Inflation fear as wage growth picks up

07/04/2026 Bank of England divided on how to tackle energy-induced inflation

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