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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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17/08/2026 Barnet Council-owned company faces strike threat amid claims of ‘mismanagement’

17/08/2026 Gloucestershire care workers call off strike after council talks

17/08/2026 Holiday resort staff to strike over Bank Holiday as 'safety concerns' not addressed

17/08/2026 Ofgem workers to strike on day of price cap announcement

17/08/2026 Royal Parks gardeners vote to strike over 70p an hour pay rise

17/08/2026 Burnham urged to crack down on gig economy firms to protect 4m workers

17/08/2026 ‘Our rota crew have the best summer’: parents share how they get through the school holiday

17/08/2026 UK retailers warn zero-hours reforms could hit jobs as costs reach £2.9bn

17/08/2026 Blood test strike escalates as urgent cover withdrawn while routine backlog builds

17/08/2026 Jobs market ‘stops moving’ as employment costs weigh on hirers

17/08/2026 Sussex University staff vote to strike to try to save jobs

17/08/2026 Health visitor leaders plan industrial action in job evaluation dispute

17/08/2026 Staff at Institute of Cancer Research in continuous strike action over pay

17/08/2026 Hundreds of Thales defence workers secure new pay deal

17/08/2026 UK housebuilder profits set to fall 12% as ‘relentless grind’ drags on

17/08/2026 Over 400 jobs at risk as firm owning six hotels in Scotland collapses

17/08/2026 Jobs at risk as Hampshire scaffolding firm collapses into administration

17/08/2026 Fire service ‘creaking and straining’ as staffing gaps exposed across Scotland

17/08/2026 Turbocharge special needs internships to help tackle UK youth jobs crisis, says Milburn

17/08/2026 Summer jobs bounce back in UK thanks to busy calendar of sport and music

16/08/2026 BBC News: Scrap proposed pension changes, say Beamish Museum staff - BBC News

14/08/2026 Scottish Water bosses receive ‘eye-watering’ £250,000 in bonuses

14/08/2026 Paid police paternity leave to double after fathers reported being ‘ostracised’

14/08/2026 Guardian staff revolt despite above-inflation pay rise offer

14/08/2026 Regulator closes case into strike-affected charity after issuing guidance to trustees

14/08/2026 RMT strike action to affect EMR services this Saturday

14/08/2026 Zero-hours contracts more popular with workers, official analysis shows

14/08/2026 Security guards at National Crime Agency set to strike

14/08/2026 Union warns US private equity giant over easyJet jobs following £5.7bn takeover - South West

14/08/2026 Dunfermline based FMC Technologies workers in strike threat over pay

14/08/2026 End to Avanti West Coast driver dispute offers relief after weeks of cancellation chaos

14/08/2026 TransUnion UK accredited as menopause-friendly employer

14/08/2026 Supreme Court presents ruling on part-time worker protections

14/08/2026 Staff back further strike action at Edinburgh university in ongoing cuts dispute

14/08/2026 Harvey Nichols bought by owner of Sports Direct

14/08/2026 Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready

14/08/2026 Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat

13/08/2026 Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK firms up to £3bn per year

13/08/2026 BRC responds as government says zero-hour contract ban could cost ...

13/08/2026 Tribunal disability cases surge amid rising neurodiversity recognition

13/08/2026 410 jobs at risk as administrators appointed to Strathmore Hotels

13/08/2026 'Lincolnshire health trusts merger will cut bureaucracy'

13/08/2026 Probation officers vote in favour of strike action

13/08/2026 Plans to move council jobs out of Enfield 'inexcusable'

13/08/2026 PCS alarmed no Defence Equipment and Support pay rise until 2027

13/08/2026 Senior doctors warn ‘all options on the table’ amid fury at pay rise

13/08/2026 Wellbeing survey shows a third want to leave policing within a year

13/08/2026 Tower Hamlets health visitors ballot for strike action for NHS parity

13/08/2026 Blackburn and Burnley hospitals biomedicine staff pay strikes escalate

13/08/2026 Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns

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