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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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06/07/2026 Next PM must fast-track social care reform, MPs say

06/07/2026 ‘Stark local gaps’ in childcare provision revealed

06/07/2026 Starling Bank to cut 130 jobs and boost investment in AI to reduce costs

06/07/2026 Haldane Fisher hits back at ‘inaccurate’ claims over Newry strike action

06/07/2026 Salford Royal Hospital staff strike in overtime payments dispute

06/07/2026 City Hall backs 'Bill of Rights' for London bus drivers

06/07/2026 Morrisons to award second pay rise for 2026

06/07/2026 Yorkshire Water boss receives further £660,000 payment from firm's offshore parent company

06/07/2026 Severn Trent doubles CEO reward plan to £3.1m despite anger over water pay

06/07/2026 Council leader 'disappointed' by Great Yarmouth bin strike threat

06/07/2026 Staff at Scotland's largest health board offered seven years' back pay amid dispute

06/07/2026 British Medical Association could axe up to a third of its staff amid cash crisis

06/07/2026 Government admits Capita is a 'prime candidate' for insourcing

06/07/2026 Strike warning at Glasgow arms factory ahead of showdown talks

06/07/2026 Staff would reject promotion to retain flexibility at work

06/07/2026 USDAW warns Govt against narrowing guaranteed hours commitment at Select Committee - IER

06/07/2026 Tanker drivers strike could see South West pumps run dry

06/07/2026 Aberdeen airport workers strike suspended

03/07/2026 Women in Research Charter

03/07/2026 PCS calls for action to keep members safe at the ICO

03/07/2026 Beyond wages: what makes a good job? - Economics Observatory

03/07/2026 Minister and maritime boss accused of misleading MPs over plan to stop coastguard officers’ pay

03/07/2026 Arts University Bournemouth commits to Real Living Wage | UNISON - the public service union

03/07/2026 Magnet Kitchens is closing 15 shops across the UK – here's the full list

03/07/2026 Aldi trials earlier store closures as it looks to protect low prices - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News

03/07/2026 Pause minimum wage convergence or risk youth jobs, warns REC :: The REC

03/07/2026 Great Yarmouth stinky summer as bin and street cleaning workers strike over poverty pay

03/07/2026 Aberdeen airport security workers to strike

03/07/2026 Dozens of jobs at risk at oil terminal on Scottish island

03/07/2026 Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

02/07/2026 Right-to-work checks for self-employed start in October

02/07/2026 UK beauty industry loses jobs despite £28.3 billion economic contribution - TheIndustry.beauty

02/07/2026 IFS response to announcements on teacher pay, pensions and school funding | Institute for Fiscal Studies

02/07/2026 How will the MAT CEO pay cap work? | Tes

02/07/2026 University of Sussex staff vote whether to go on strike over job cuts

02/07/2026 ASLEF not ruling out industrial action over driver welfare

02/07/2026 BBC staff fear strike action inevitable after anger at 1% pay rise offer

02/07/2026 Critical care workers at Fairfield Hospital Bury end strike action after deal reached

02/07/2026 Teachers ‘will never’ accept partially-funded 3.5% pay offer, NEU says

02/07/2026 Compass Group UK and Ireland, Mitie and Serco among top Great British employers of veterans

02/07/2026 Civil Nuclear Constabulary signs Dying to Work Charter

02/07/2026 Up to 150 former WH Smith stores to close as high court approves restructure

02/07/2026 Halifax to disappear from UK high street as Lloyds axes bank brand after 173 years

01/07/2026 NHS workers set for strike action across Glasgow in pay dispute

01/07/2026 School support staff strike in pay dispute

01/07/2026 Strike looming at Macclesfield College as staff reject latest pay offer

01/07/2026 Addleshaw Goddard increases bonus pool in battle for talent

01/07/2026 BBC staff face real-terms wage cut as 'bleak' pay proposal revealed

01/07/2026 Nuffield Health posts income rise as new CEO’s pay tops £2m

01/07/2026 Asda sheds 7,500 roles as debt costs top £730m

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