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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

05/06/2025 Currys reports -0.9% mean gender pay gap for 2024

05/06/2025 Child and care commitments cited in Gateshead Council's 10% gender pay gap | Chronicle Live

05/06/2025 Reach journalists reluctantly accept 2% pay increase

05/06/2025 Telegraph overstates resident doctors’ pay demands – Full Fact

05/06/2025 Gloucestershire phlebotomists urge chief executive to meet them face to face - UNISON South West

05/06/2025 University principal defends his pay and perks as staff set strike dates

05/06/2025 University urged to freeze bosses' pay and cut costs as strike vote starts

05/06/2025 Striking Gloucestershire NHS staff extend strike to 22 June

05/06/2025 Palace of Westminster security staff balloted for strike action

05/06/2025 Victory for Gatwick workers as pensions problem is solved

05/06/2025 Unite to ballot NHS members over "substandard" pay award

05/06/2025 University of Birmingham 'deeply disappointed' by potential strike action over 'poor pay' - Birmingham Live

05/06/2025 Strikes at Edinburgh University confirmed in dispute over job losses and cuts

04/06/2025 Job loss threat for hundreds of skilled contractors at Grangemouth and Mossmorran

04/06/2025 The subjects at risk due to teacher shortages in Scotland | Tes

04/06/2025 Flexibility, fair pay and strong leadership ‘non-negotiable’ for worker satisfaction | Facilitate Magazine

03/06/2025 University staff to consider strikes over possible job losses

03/06/2025 Gateshead Union Electric Steel to close with 180 jobs losses

03/06/2025 Oil industry could see job cuts like Grangemouth every fortnight, report warns

03/06/2025 New nursing profiles launched with appeal to employers

03/06/2025 University of Birmingham staff to be balloted for strike action over 'unacceptable pay' - Birmingham Live

03/06/2025 Action needed on job evaluation outcomes for nursing and midwifery staff

03/06/2025 Subway workers vote to strike in row over pay and working conditions

03/06/2025 ‘Excessive workload’ means 44% of teachers work extra day every week, says union

03/06/2025 John Lewis determined to reinstate bonus ‘as soon as possible’ ...

03/06/2025 Majority of riders and drivers in UK 'gig economy' suffer anxiety over ratings and pay, study suggests

03/06/2025 Bank CEO says 4-day week isn't progressive, and AI will make it 'bloody logical'

03/06/2025 The Gen Z gender pay gap has reversed - so what’s up with boys?

03/06/2025 Livv Housing strikes end with ‘fantastic’ pay victory - Liverpool Echo

03/06/2025 CAA members to take further strike action over pay

03/06/2025 Climate-proofing of health and safety laws is necessary | LRD

03/06/2025 Hospitality workers experiencing 'horrendous harassment'

03/06/2025 Union launches drive for school support staff to secure permanent jobs

03/06/2025 A third of UK hospitality operating at a loss - The Spirits Business

03/06/2025 UK civil servants who used AI saved two weeks a year, government study finds

02/06/2025 Prospect pay negotiations secures ‘great result’ for AWE branch

02/06/2025 Brink's staff vote to strike over pay row

02/06/2025 Durham University staff vote for more strike action

02/06/2025 ‘On the cusp of burnout’: flexible working leads mothers to take on greater share of childcare tasks, study finds

02/06/2025 UK’s R&D gender gap persisted over a decade - Research Professional News

02/06/2025 The complex conundrum of nurse retention in general practice

02/06/2025 The UK doesn’t have a productivity puzzle

02/06/2025 Unite condemn 'misleading' Stagecoach statement ahead of Ayrshire strikes - Daily Record

02/06/2025 Scottish Water staff to hold third strike over pay

02/06/2025 Toyota shifts more car production from Japan to UK amid tariff turmoil

02/06/2025 John Lewis and Waitrose face demands to reinstate bonuses

02/06/2025 NHS risks a ‘cycle of crises’ without 2.5% funding rise, think-tank warns

02/06/2025 The employees at highest risk of workplace surveillance revealed

30/05/2025 Gateshead and South Tyneside councils have highest regional gender pay gap | Chronicle Live

30/05/2025 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Business Insider cuts 21% of staff

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