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

01/04/2025 Dundee university cuts to be 'worse than expected'

01/04/2025 Unions accept 9% pay deal for Northern Ireland civil servants

01/04/2025 West of Scotland facing bus cancellation chaos as drivers balloted on strike

01/04/2025 UNISON Gender Pay Gap Report 2025 | UNISON National

01/04/2025 Heathrow PRM workers strike over pay disparity with Gatwick

01/04/2025 Royal College of Physicians gender pay gap 2024

01/04/2025 Gender pay gap published - University of Reading

01/04/2025 Annual Gender Pay Gap Update | Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

01/04/2025 HR's pay gap continues to widen - HR Magazine

01/04/2025 Delays to health workers' pay rise causing huge problems for NHS, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National

01/04/2025 Bus services across Surrey and Hampshire under threat as workers ballot for strikes

01/04/2025 Liverpool lab workers ballot for strikes over patient safety fears

01/04/2025 Housing workers in Southwark to take further strike action over annual leave disgrace

01/04/2025 How has Deliveroo turned a profit? By slashing the pay and dismantling the rights of riders like me | Shaf Hussain

31/03/2025 RMT slams Foreland Shipping over pay inequality amid soaring profits and MoD contract windfall

31/03/2025 Private school teachers at United Learning to strike over pay | Tes

31/03/2025 Brum council threatens redundancies to end bin strike

31/03/2025 Union demands ‘fair pay offer’ after council workers signal strike action

31/03/2025 Government cuts may cause debt crisis for forestry members

31/03/2025 Leeds faces care service collapse

31/03/2025 Scottish Water workers strike, as union blames ‘executive arrogance’ - Water Magazine

31/03/2025 Majority of workers at Sheffield refuse site want Unite recognition agreement

31/03/2025 Crackdown on illegal working and rogue employers in ‘gig economy’

31/03/2025 UK Research and Innovation publishes gender pay gap report | Innovate UK

31/03/2025 Pay gap reporting and employee data: time to bust some myths

31/03/2025 How to keep sick people in employment

31/03/2025 Teachers reject pay offer for second time | ITV News

31/03/2025 Over 700 council workers could strike over ‘fire and rehire’ proposals

31/03/2025 US tells European companies to comply with Donald Trump’s anti-diversity order

31/03/2025 Low-paid workers to bear the brunt of coming rise in UK labour costs

31/03/2025 Scottish engineering factory faces closure with all jobs under threat

31/03/2025 All the store closures and changes announced by UK's major supermarkets for 2025 - Manchester Evening News

31/03/2025 Vehicle production at Vauxhall in Luton comes to an end

31/03/2025 Half of job centres reducing support over shortages, watchdog says

31/03/2025 Advertising giant WPP cuts diversity references from annual report

31/03/2025 Half of UK professionals might quit if ordered back to the office full time, poll shows

31/03/2025 A bitter blow? British pubs, restaurants and hospitality firms brace for rise in NICs

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

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