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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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17/01/2025 Part 2: The state of the civil service | Institute for Government

17/01/2025 Small businesses remain upbeat about flexible working - Workplace Insight

17/01/2025 Billionaire who predicted rise of social media says 9-5 work will be 'extinct'

17/01/2025 Four in five adland staff say employer lacks transparency over pay

17/01/2025 Labour staff balloted on pay freeze as election win hits party finances

17/01/2025 Museum security guards announce further strike as workers take legal action - Museums Association

17/01/2025 NEU rejects £50m pay deal with more college strikes

17/01/2025 Fujitsu members to take strike action over pay

17/01/2025 Younger workers more likely to suffer burnout as generation gap grows – survey

17/01/2025 UK Meta staff ‘concerned’ over scrapping of factcheckers and DEI programmes

17/01/2025 Avanti West Coast train staff cancel two strike days to allow for ‘intensive talks’

16/01/2025 Currys CEO warns employment law changes could 'damage' flexible working - Retail Gazette

16/01/2025 Evri accused of employing people on 'slave drivers contract' by whistleblowers

16/01/2025 Currys warns Budget hit will see it hire fewer staff across its UK stores

16/01/2025 Simmons rewards Bristol-based NQs with bumper pay rise

16/01/2025 Union alleges London museum guards face ‘discrimination, victimisation and unlawful pay cuts’

16/01/2025 Strike action looms at major HGV company

16/01/2025 Caxton House closure plans are 'extremely concerning'

16/01/2025 Strikes looming at Strathclyde university as workers vote on pension attack

16/01/2025 FCDO contractors vote to continue strike action over 'poverty pay'

16/01/2025 UK councils say government ‘can’t have it both ways’ on pension reform

16/01/2025 Lloyds to close Scottish office and put hundreds of jobs at risk at UK's biggest retail bank

16/01/2025 What's the secret to Denmark's happy work-life balance?

15/01/2025 Capita TVL/BBC, VM02 and Tesco Mobile workers vote to accept inflation-busting deals

15/01/2025 PCS members at Civil Aviation Authority to strike for two days

15/01/2025 Long-term sickness will be the toughest challenge of 2025 - HR Magazine

15/01/2025 Four-day-week council rejects conflict of interest concerns over second jobs

15/01/2025 Third of working parents struggling with severe stress, study finds

15/01/2025 Is Mark Zuckerberg right, do companies 'need more masculine energy'?

15/01/2025 Jaguar Land Rover slammed as 'unacceptable' over shift changes - Liverpool Echo

15/01/2025 Pay rise of more than £2,000 takes MSP salary to almost £75,000

15/01/2025 Small businesses: is an employee ownership trust right for you?

15/01/2025 Thames Water plans executive pay rise to circumvent bonus caps

15/01/2025 Miscarriage bereavement leave called for by MPs

15/01/2025 Frasers Group says two-thirds of retail staff are still on zero-hours contracts

14/01/2025 Revealed - gender pay gap across UK boards is narrowing

14/01/2025 Fresh sixth form college strike ballot despite £50m pay deal

14/01/2025 Belfast leisure centre staff could go on strike in row over pay

14/01/2025 BMA sets date for special LMC conference on stepping up industrial action

14/01/2025 Trade union ‘offers caveats on government AI plan for workers’ | Facilitate Magazine

14/01/2025 Council social care fee rises lag national living wage increases for third year running, providers report - Community Care

14/01/2025 Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better | Polly Toynbee

13/01/2025 Teachers' strikes: Will there be more?

13/01/2025 Will this finally kill off WFH?

13/01/2025 WPP employees push back on return-to-office policy with petition

13/01/2025 Equal pay for women: still out of reach 50 years after Discrimination Act

13/01/2025 ‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker

13/01/2025 Britain’s chemical industry dying out, says Jim Ratcliffe

13/01/2025 UK manufacturers increase pressure on government over industrial strategy

13/01/2025 UK companies plan to invest in AI instead of hiring staff as costs rise

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