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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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09/10/2026 UK aviation gender pay gap hits 53% as women miss top jobs

09/10/2026 Post | LinkedIn

09/10/2026 New jobs created UK-wide as major parcel distributor targets Christmas rush

09/10/2026 Magrock redefines working week for employees

09/10/2026 Only one in six UK adults expect to fully retire, research shows

09/10/2026 School support staff in south London to strike over pay gap

09/10/2026 Fresh MHCLG strike dates announced

09/10/2026 Jobs could be lost at Bradford bank as 60 roles put at risk in reorganisation plan

09/10/2026 Hairdressers accuse politicians of ignoring industry due to 'sexism'

09/10/2026 Forged Solutions hits back at Unite over claims strike threat secured pay deal | TheBusinessDesk.com

09/10/2026 'That is not respectful' - Union criticises NHS trust's handling of pay offer

09/10/2026 Cleary boosts NQ lawyer pay to £172.5k and ups financial support for vac schemers - Legal Cheek

09/10/2026 Gate Gourmet strike averted as workers win improvements to conditions

09/10/2026 Unite secures Forestry Commission workers above RPI inflation pay rise

09/10/2026 New pay deal delivered for EnQuest offshore workers

09/10/2026 UKHospitality: 300,000 youth jobs ‘in jeopardy’ without NIC reform

09/10/2026 Striking theatre nurses offered 'resolution package'

09/10/2026 Degrees remain essential for best-paid positions in finance

09/10/2026 Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store to close in January

09/10/2026 Carlsberg plans to shut Marston's Brewery in Burton

08/10/2026 Civil servants to be offered 'eyewatering' exit deals under public sector reform cuts

08/10/2026 Lotus halves UK workforce after Trump tariffs hit sports car sales

08/10/2026 BBC boss faces barrage of staff criticism over job cuts in junior ranks

08/10/2026 Midlands workers fall behind the rest of the UK on pay despite hiring boost | TheBusinessDesk.com

08/10/2026 More execs face losing pay rise under ‘punitive’ rules

08/10/2026 Fairfield Hospital's NHS trust unveils pay offer in bid to end theatre staff strikes

08/10/2026 GMB slams Amazon for deploying ‘Orwellian’ AI tech powered tools to monitor worker rights in the UK — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

08/10/2026 Heathrow Wilson James workers secure inflation busting pay rise after unionising

08/10/2026 Council workforces lack expertise for investment decisions, report warns

08/10/2026 Warrington school meals subsidy cut puts 250 catering jobs at risk warns union

07/10/2026 East Herts Council to review staff data after equality ‘blunder’

07/10/2026 HSBC plans job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push, FT reports

07/10/2026 School budgets set to be squeezed to pay for teacher pay rises

07/10/2026 Shadow AI: What risks are hiding in the shadows?

07/10/2026 University union threatens further Nottingham strike action

07/10/2026 Birmingham bin strike deal very close, says city council leader

07/10/2026 More than half of professionals prioritise pension contributions over salary increases, survey finds

07/10/2026 Derbyshire Forged Solutions metal workers pay win ends strike threat

07/10/2026 A quarter of employers are preparing for requirement to publish menopause action plan

07/10/2026 Lambeth Council to review possible four-day working week trial

07/10/2026 Union urges 'decisive action' to save nearly 400 Grangemouth jobs

07/10/2026 NHS supply lorry drivers to strike in pay dispute

06/10/2026 Concerns raised about V&A’s voluntary exit scheme as industrial dispute continues - Museums Association

06/10/2026 Middle England abandons working from home faster than city staff

06/10/2026 Deliveroo to launch robot deliveries in London with Coco Robotics

06/10/2026 University of Nottingham approves controversial savings plan

06/10/2026 UK services sector marks two years of job losses

06/10/2026 Golf club staff salaries recommended to rise 4% from January 2027

06/10/2026 AoC recommends 3.5% for FE staff pay rise in 2026-27

06/10/2026 Chiltern services partially affected by industrial action this month

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