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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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13/03/2026 ASCL: Risk of unfunded pay rise ‘derailing’ reforms | Tes

13/03/2026 MLA pay: NI politicians' £14,000 pay rise confirmed

13/03/2026 School closures could be averted as deal reached between union and ministers

13/03/2026 Greater Manchester critical care nurses strike over extra pay

13/03/2026 Labour workers’ rights law could hit Gen Z jobs hardest, retailers warn

13/03/2026 Working mothers uncomfortable requesting flexibility, survey suggests - HR Magazine

13/03/2026 Barnsley Council reports -0.3% mean gender pay gap

13/03/2026 Leisure centre staff claim they were told to clean up poo ‘with bare hands’

13/03/2026 Dale Farm farmers warned of risks from milk outsourcing plans

13/03/2026 NHS Employers responds to the results of 2025 NHS Staff Survey | NHS Employers

13/03/2026 Sainsbury’s staff to share millions of pounds from share save scheme

13/03/2026 British ceramics firm Denby to appoint administrators

12/03/2026 Campaigners Are Worried About A 'Silent Re:Flex' That's Happening At Work

12/03/2026 Study highlights £7,048 pay gap between care and NHS workers | Charity Today News

12/03/2026 Health visitors crank up pressure on Cwm Taf health board with eight more weeks of strikes

12/03/2026 School strikes in six areas may be avoided after deal reached

12/03/2026 Strike action at University of Aberdeen to get under way

12/03/2026 Workers will resist “car crash” working arrangements and fight for new entrants

12/03/2026 Defra on track to cut 21% of its headcount by 2029, perm sec reveals

12/03/2026 'It isn’t good enough': Council says it wants end to bin strikes one year on | ITV News

12/03/2026 John Lewis pays first annual staff bonus in four years as profits rise

12/03/2026 MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK

12/03/2026 UK companies struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs told

11/03/2026 Civil servants ‘ignore’ order to spend two days in office

11/03/2026 Target Group reports 18.34% mean gender pay gap

11/03/2026 Primark raises hourly pay for more than 27,000 retail workers across GB - Retail Gazette

11/03/2026 Asda hands out bonuses despite missing targets

11/03/2026 Welsh energy consultancy in administration with nearly 140 job losses

11/03/2026 Elgin craft beer founder ‘deeply sorry’ as more than 100 jobs lost

11/03/2026 Chancellor says she will 'keep a close eye' on mileage rates for workers - UNISON National

11/03/2026 Longest-running NHS strike over as phlebotomist pay deal reached

11/03/2026 Glasgow workers win three-year pay deal after staff walked out for 14 days

11/03/2026 East London bus turmoil as drivers strike over fatigue

11/03/2026 Unions ask for RPI plus three per cent

11/03/2026 BAE settles pay dispute with unions in Warton and Samlesbury

11/03/2026 London tube drivers to strike across 12 days in spring, says RMT

11/03/2026 Middle East crisis could push UK inflation back up to 3%, says OBR

10/03/2026 Cardiff energy company collapses into administration with more than 130 job losses

10/03/2026 Paternity Allowance: six weeks for self‑employed and worker dads could create £3 billion in benefits

10/03/2026 Tes Teacher Wellbeing Report: SEND and workload pressures | Tes

10/03/2026 Health unions call for end to NHS flexible working postcode lottery - Royal College of Midwives

10/03/2026 Council hits back at Union claims on equal pay - Knowsley News

10/03/2026 Standard Chartered reports progress on gender diversity, extends senior women leadership target to 35% by 2028

10/03/2026 Windsor Forest Colleges Group staff to strike in dispute over pay with management

10/03/2026 University of Bristol staff to strike again over pay - UNISON South West

10/03/2026 UK private sector pay awards rise to 3.4% in three months to January, IDR survey shows

10/03/2026 Significant gains made in ONS dispute

10/03/2026 'Dismissal disgrace' as Briggs Marine workers strike at Immingham Docks

10/03/2026 Encirc glass workers balloted over strike action

10/03/2026 Striking staff at WSP Textiles firm secure 6.1% pay rise

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