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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16/10/2025 Nurses' pay: Ministers to discuss pay to avert nursing strike

16/10/2025 15 Weeks on Strike — Still No Union Recognition from MyCSP

16/10/2025 Birmingham council agency staff warned of blacklisting over strike - BBC News

16/10/2025 Steelworkers face ‘catastrophic’ Christmas pay cuts

16/10/2025 University of Derby proposes more than 200 redundancies

16/10/2025 Waterline wound down with 105 job losses - KBN

16/10/2025 Property sector defies national job losses with rising employment

16/10/2025 ‘Painful job losses likely’ as AI fills university admin roles

16/10/2025 Hybrid working now the UK's dominant choice as remote falls out of favour | Employee Experience | HR Grapevine | News

16/10/2025 Eurovision venue staff secure pension future

16/10/2025 Care sector’s economic contribution increases by 12.2% to reach £77.8 bn

16/10/2025 Hundreds of bus workers in Wales set to strike over pay | ITV News

16/10/2025 Union members back strike action in fresh ballot over Cardiff University job cuts and restructuring

16/10/2025 DWP staff indicate support for industrial action over 'unacceptable' pay

16/10/2025 Banker bonuses to be paid faster after UK regulators loosen rules

15/10/2025 UK records rare burst of productivity growth, think-tank says

15/10/2025 UK employers cut graduate hiring for second consecutive year, survey finds

15/10/2025 Loss making TalkTalk puts another 100 jobs at risk in London and Salford

15/10/2025 InchDairnie Distillery plans job cuts - The Spirits Business

15/10/2025 Pay: two fifths of horticulturists getting below inflation rises

15/10/2025 RSM: Hospitality under further pressure as wages rise to record high | Hotel Owner

15/10/2025 Tube drivers set for £80,000 salary under inflation-busting three-year pay deal

15/10/2025 Eurostar faces rail union strike threat

15/10/2025 Wightlink ferry strike vote called off by RMT after talks - BBC News

15/10/2025 TSSA ballots TransPennine Express for industrial action

15/10/2025 Manchester Bee Network bus strikes over as workers win excellent pay deal

15/10/2025 Teesside wind workers to strike over 'pitiful' pay

15/10/2025 Strikes loom at national institutions - Museums Association

15/10/2025 Young people are biggest victims of UK’s fragile jobs market

14/10/2025 Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency

14/10/2025 Pay rise blocked for managers at 21 trusts and ICBs

14/10/2025 Tate Gallery staff to vote on strike action

14/10/2025 Learning disability service workers begin strike vote

14/10/2025 Long-term sickness costs businesses £20k annually - HR Magazine

14/10/2025 Working with cancer - Magazine

14/10/2025 Equal pay victory for women at Birmingham City Council | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

14/10/2025 Majority of creative jobs go to contacts in 'closed' process - BECTU

14/10/2025 Top 75 Firms Trainees Survey 2025: tech threats and funding cuts

14/10/2025 Arts Pay Survey 2025: Poor leadership the biggest barrier to career progress - Arts Professional

14/10/2025 Lidl places 130 HR roles at risk of redundancy - Retail Gazette

14/10/2025 Wage growth slows slightly over summer

14/10/2025 UK retail sales growth cools amid fears over budget tax rises

14/10/2025 ‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

14/10/2025 UK labour market shows signs of stabilising after job losses

13/10/2025 CrossCountry RMT rail workers' strike will cause 'significant disruption'

13/10/2025 Thousands of Met Police civilian staff vote to strike over pay - BBC News

13/10/2025 Strike action by NHS hospital staff reaches 200 days

13/10/2025 Birmingham City Council takes Unite to court claiming bin workers blocked depots | ITV News

13/10/2025 Over 15,000 university job cuts made in the last year, UCU claims - Research Professional News

13/10/2025 Resident doctors in Scotland set for strike ballot over pay deal

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