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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News

28/03/2025 Scottish Water executives ‘deliberately wrecked’ pay talks, claims union

28/03/2025 Council makes important strides on workforce diversity

28/03/2025 Widening of UKRI gender pay gap branded ‘disappointing’ - Research Professional News

28/03/2025 Senior HR pay rising faster than junior roles

28/03/2025 Strike action ‘inevitable’ at Scottish distillers

28/03/2025 Strike action over railway safety ‘necessary’, says Transport Secretary

28/03/2025 Old Bailey cleaners strike over privatisation

28/03/2025 'Overwhelming' support for industrial action at MHCLG | Today's Conveyancer

28/03/2025 Deliveroo launches funded virtual GP consultations for riders

28/03/2025 Furious bins union responds after council's 'disgusting' threat to sack striking workers - Birmingham Live

28/03/2025 Asda invests £80m in retail pay and unveils enhanced family leave policies

28/03/2025 British Steel plans to close Scunthorpe blast furnaces with 2,700 jobs at risk

28/03/2025 Sky to cut 2,000 jobs at customer service centres and close three sites in UK

28/03/2025 WH Smith brand to disappear as £76m sale of stores to Modella agreed

27/03/2025 TPR gender pay gap increases in 2024

27/03/2025 ONS local jobs data gives ‘volatile’ results, research finds

27/03/2025 Who are the millions of Britons not working, and why?

27/03/2025 Retail sector cuts employee benefits in half - HR Magazine

27/03/2025 Experienced care workers earn 4p per hour more than sector newcomers, reveals Skills for Care

27/03/2025 Teacher pay rise should be at least 3.7% – NFER | Tes

27/03/2025 Cardiff University staff vote for strike action over proposed job losses | ITV News

27/03/2025 GMB members at Inver House Distillers vote for strike action

27/03/2025 Welsh National Opera chorus vote to renew industrial action mandate | Equity

27/03/2025 ‘Exodus’ of clinical researchers sparks concern over future of healthcare

27/03/2025 Retail sector Budget reaction “Support still missing for struggling businesses” | Retail Bulletin

27/03/2025 Crunch talks on bin strikes with council 'willing to work night and day' | ITV News

27/03/2025 Unite to fight for jobs following the takeover of the Nationwide Building Society insurance contract from RSA by Aviva

27/03/2025 EU Pay Transparency Directive: Brexit bonus or missed opportunity?

27/03/2025 Aston Martin set to boost executive pay to attract top talent | TheBusinessDesk.com

27/03/2025 Hampshire cable workers could strike over Prysmian’s ‘disgraceful’ plans to offshore BT work

27/03/2025 John Crane workers in Slough set to strike after a decade of below-inflation pay rises

27/03/2025 Major UK investors join push for retail giants to pay workers ‘real living wage’

27/03/2025 Confidence plummeting among UK food and drink manufacturers, survey shows

27/03/2025 Former Citibank exec settles maternity discrimination case for £215,000

26/03/2025 Majority of freelancers getting less work post-pandemic - Arts Professional

26/03/2025 Report finds creative freelancers hit by loss of work, late pay and AI - Museums Association

26/03/2025 Cancer Research UK releases 2024 gender and ethnicity pay gap reports - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News

26/03/2025 Ambulance service staff to strike tomorrow over 'heartless pay cut' - Liverpool Echo

26/03/2025 Flex or fail: Employers and workers need to show greater flexibility

26/03/2025 Finance workers to stage fresh strikes in dispute over pay

26/03/2025 Pizza Hut workers protest against wage theft and abusive working conditions

25/03/2025 Kent staff seek guarantees over workloads in week-long strike

25/03/2025 Confusion at the top of government over civil service cuts

25/03/2025 Thousands of jobs ‘could go as part of UK government’s rail shake-up’

25/03/2025 NHS England gender pay gap revealed

25/03/2025 A fifth of brands plan job cuts amid economic uncertainty

25/03/2025 MPs get inflation-busting pay rise as they prepare to slash benefits

25/03/2025 Foreland Shipping seafarers overwhelmingly reject pay offer

25/03/2025 Barnet faces bill of tens of millions in London's first council equal pay claim

25/03/2025 JCDecaux and Reiss introduce pregnancy loss friendly workplace package

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