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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24/11/2025 Zurich UK reveals men embracing flexible working has grown by ...

24/11/2025 How big is the headteacher gender pay gap? | Tes

24/11/2025 Third of employers would cut staff pensions if salary sacrifice capped

24/11/2025 Data: Supermarket workers say unequal pay driving female staff to food banks

24/11/2025 Pay rise potential for some Bury Council staff amid banding restructure

24/11/2025 Young workers in line for 8% pay rise in Budget

24/11/2025 Three branches, one message: UNISON rejects below-inflation pay offer - UNISON National

24/11/2025 UK has worst sick pay in Europe

24/11/2025 Reach achieves menopause-friendly accreditation

24/11/2025 DWP pay ballot to start in the new year

24/11/2025 Christmas delivery chaos as UPS workers ballot for strikes

24/11/2025 Many 'overwhelmed' heads leave role within five years | Tes

24/11/2025 Norfolk and Suffolk NHS jobs could be lost in restructure

24/11/2025 Struggling energy supplier Ovo to axe hundreds of jobs

24/11/2025 Christmas rail strikes to hit CrossCountry passengers as workers announce walkout

24/11/2025 Union warned hybrid working fuelled 'pernicious' culture war against civil servants

24/11/2025 ‘The system does not want me’: why some doctors struggle to land jobs

24/11/2025 UK’s big law firms risk losing talented staff over ‘unmanageable’ stress

24/11/2025 Bus firm steps in as First Bus announces plans to leave Cornwall

21/11/2025 Serious concerns raised over working conditions in Docks, Ports and Waterways

21/11/2025 How to prevent return to office mandates from backfiring

21/11/2025 Employers urged to review flexible working policies amid rising employee stress | Onrec

21/11/2025 NI health: Minster expresses regret over social care workers pay - BBC News

21/11/2025 How does teacher maternity pay compare with other sectors? | Tes

21/11/2025 After a 7.5% pay rise teachers now offered 'four-day week' in bid to avert strike

21/11/2025 Strikes suspended in Lancaster University staff job cuts row

21/11/2025 British Library Revised Pay Offer Rejected

21/11/2025 EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs' pay slump

21/11/2025 WWF-UK announces plans for 90 job cuts as staff await end of consultation

21/11/2025 Railnews - RMT threatens industrial action over DOO on EWR

21/11/2025 Statistics regulator calls for greater transparency in government comms

21/11/2025 PwC graduate roles under threat from AI, accountancy firm boss says

20/11/2025 Big Four partner promotions sink to five-year low

20/11/2025 Many English universities to report deficits despite rise in tuition fees

20/11/2025 Hundreds of women launch equal pay claim against Barnet Council - IER

20/11/2025 UK firms failing to keep up with EU on pay transparency, survey reveals

20/11/2025 Living Wage for creative jobs could boost UK economy by £42 million, reveals new analysis

20/11/2025 Wanna hear the one about the low-paid dad who took paternity leave?

20/11/2025 Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests

20/11/2025 University principal vows no compulsory job cuts before July amid strike action

20/11/2025 Special needs staff at Essex schools threatening to strike over pay demands

20/11/2025 Historic agreement secures pay rise for health care support workers across Wales

20/11/2025 Unite launches strikes ballot over Edinburgh council tracking drivers

20/11/2025 First Glasgow workers strike ballot to force buses off the road

20/11/2025 Industrial action at Cockermouth based James Walker over as members secure improved deal

20/11/2025 First Cymru strike action suspended

20/11/2025 Teachers to be balloted on strike action over class contact time

19/11/2025 Barriers to female career progression in PR ‘not moving’ – report

19/11/2025 Coutts graduate intake reignites debate over gender gap in UK finance sector

19/11/2025 Over 90% of investment firms have DEI strategies but progress slowing

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