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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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26/11/2025 London’s tech gender gap: Board-level female representation remains elusive - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

26/11/2025 The gender pay gap looks different depending where you are on the income ladder

26/11/2025 London Transit bus workers postpone strike action - BBC News

26/11/2025 DWP: Union to hold strike ballot over pay concerns

26/11/2025 Factory workers launch week-long strike as contract change dispute escalates

26/11/2025 Fresh Birmingham agency bin worker bullying revealed as staff publicly ranked by driving mistakes at work

26/11/2025 Leonardo strike action called off as pay deal agreed

26/11/2025 Minimum wage to rise again from April to £12.71 for over-21s

25/11/2025 In Depth: The last-ditch campaign to save salary sacrifice

25/11/2025 Unite to lead new strategy for higher education technicians

25/11/2025 DLR workers set to strike for 4 days amid a sick pay dispute - My London

25/11/2025 4 days of strikes begin tomorrow at Imperial College London over real terms pay cuts

25/11/2025 The minimum wage is not a cure all — we’re asking too much of business

25/11/2025 ‘Replacing the old, stuffy department store’: John Lewis boss on its revamp

25/11/2025 Reeves set to hire hundreds more planners

25/11/2025 What does the hospitality industry want in the 2025 Budget?

25/11/2025 Transport for Greater Manchester strikes increase after employer cancels talks

25/11/2025 Unite’s anger as Aer Lingus plans to close Manchester Airport base

25/11/2025 Bosch Rexroth workers set for week-long strike action over detrimental contract changes

25/11/2025 University of Derby lecturers to strike before Christmas as redundancy threat looms | Derbyshire Live

25/11/2025 UK retailers ‘exasperated’ as Budget disrupts Christmas shopping season

25/11/2025 More than 650 jobs at risk as scrap metals giant files for liquidation

25/11/2025 AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds

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

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