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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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23/04/2026 Fair Reward Framework: A three-year review of the findings - High Pay Centre

23/04/2026 One in eight mothers quit jobs as parenthood impacts career, survey finds

23/04/2026 Over 1,000 UK university job losses announced since January - Research Professional News

23/04/2026 Magee: Union says job cuts raise 'serious questions' over expansion

23/04/2026 Fewer retailers paying above the minimum wage than last year

23/04/2026 STV staff will strike during elections amid ongoing pay dispute

23/04/2026 Unison cancels three-week strike after pay agreement

23/04/2026 All-white agency boards – have things changed?

23/04/2026 Capita loses Royal Mail pension scheme contract after failures

23/04/2026 Major children’s charity accused of attempting to ‘derecognise’ union

23/04/2026 Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS pathology privatisation concerns mount as outsourcing scandal grows

23/04/2026 NHS pay structure overhaul can’t come soon enough - UNISON National

23/04/2026 Almost 4 in 10 leaders expect school to cut SEND support

23/04/2026 All jobs lost as 160-year-old Scottish joinery firm collapses into liquidation

23/04/2026 Potential strike action as QMU staff fight proposed job cuts

23/04/2026 Bin strike avoided as workers 'overwhelmingly' accept pay rise

23/04/2026 More than 70 jobs at risk as Co-op to shut Scottish coffin factory

23/04/2026 ‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit

22/04/2026 Council female staff earn £1.27 less per hour than men

22/04/2026 UK IT sector gender pay gap widens to a nine-year high – report

22/04/2026 Savills narrows gender pay gap as female representation edges up - Property Industry Eye

22/04/2026 Junior doctors’ leader backed pay deal days before BMA called strike

22/04/2026 University of Cambridge staff strike for cost of living 'weighting'

22/04/2026 Selfridges Boosts Pay for Shop Floor Workers - TheIndustry.fashion

22/04/2026 Analysts respond to data showing huge decline in retail jobs

22/04/2026 Morrisons agrees staff pay rise with shopworkers union

22/04/2026 Doctors to be balloted on industrial action | ITV News

22/04/2026 Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI

22/04/2026 UK inflation rises after Iran war pushes up fuel prices

21/04/2026 PCS FCDO Industrial action ballot result

21/04/2026 London Underground strikes to begin at midday

21/04/2026 Mental health staff to strike for three weeks from today over pay dispute

21/04/2026 BMA staff 'won't back down' as further strike dates and picket lines announced

21/04/2026 Selfridges boosts pay for shop floor workers

21/04/2026 Melville receives national recognition for four-day week

21/04/2026 Gender pay gap more than doubles at Zaha Hadid Architects

21/04/2026 DHL workers vote in favour of strike at JLR Solihull in pay dispute

21/04/2026 Union criticises logistics firm over plan to close Dewsbury warehouse, with loss of 70 jobs

21/04/2026 Glasgow university staff set to join 24-hour strike in escalating row over pay

21/04/2026 Luton Arriva bus engineers strike over serious sexual harassment and assault issues

21/04/2026 Over 500 Cambridge University staff strike over pay

21/04/2026 Over 500 firefighter jobs could be lost as SNP blasted over funding plan

21/04/2026 UK unemployment rate sees surprise fall to 4.9%

20/04/2026 Insurance salary movements reveal sharp contrast

20/04/2026 Office visibility becomes ‘currency’ as in‑person staff reap higher pay and faster promotions

20/04/2026 Could US-style 1,000% bonuses be heading to the City?

20/04/2026 NEU members willing to take industrial action over pay and funding

20/04/2026 British Airways reports 41% mean ethnicity pay gap

20/04/2026 North Air workers driving more wage wins across Scottish airports

20/04/2026 London bus driver fatigue putting drivers and public at risk

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