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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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01/04/2026 Oxfordshire firefighters back strike action in row over cuts

01/04/2026 Drivers facing ‘disgusting’ facilities at Birmingham Airport.

01/04/2026 Co-op boosts pay for frontline staff

01/04/2026 Three hospital doctors’ groups threaten to coordinate strike action in England

01/04/2026 Alexander Dennis plans to close Falkirk site with loss of 115 jobs

01/04/2026 Centuries-old pottery firm Denby set to call in administrators

01/04/2026 Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds

31/03/2026 Scotland 'sleepwalking into austerity' with bid to axe 20,000 public sector jobs

31/03/2026 Sheffield Hallam University job cuts warning ahead of strike ballot

31/03/2026 Prison staff to get 3.5% pay rise

31/03/2026 Retail & hospitality braces for April

31/03/2026 Ofqual gender pay gap report 2025

31/03/2026 Crown Prosecution Service Gender Pay Gap Report for year ending March 2025 | The Crown Prosecution Service

31/03/2026 House of Commons Administration and Parliamentary Digital Service publish 2025 pay gap reports

31/03/2026 AAT Salary Survey 2025: AAT members outperform sector despite cooling salary growth | FE News

31/03/2026 Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package

31/03/2026 Most teachers consider leaving because of stress | Tes

31/03/2026 Staff at Prestwich Hospital begin two weeks of strike action over pay dispute

30/03/2026 UK Government is in breach of Prison Officers' rights says influential European committee - IER

30/03/2026 Doncaster bus strike: More disruption expected as second walk-out begins

30/03/2026 RFA members will strike in April over pay

30/03/2026 British Airways Plan Would Link Pilot Bonuses To Fuel Efficiency | Aero-News Network

30/03/2026 NHS pay rise talks are vital, say unions, as they criticise "discredited NHS Pay Review Body process". - IER

30/03/2026 Macmillan Publishers International reports -17% mean gender pay gap

30/03/2026 Our University Pay Gaps 2025 | StaffNet | The University of Manchester

30/03/2026 Abuse and staff shortages forcing NHS call handlers to quit or go off sick - UNISON National

30/03/2026 No BS: using corporate jargon is really giving you away

30/03/2026 ADHD Makes Firings And Job Loss Much More Likely

30/03/2026 KPMG to cut almost 600 UK jobs as slowdown persists

30/03/2026 Flintshire furniture firm collapses with 300 jobs at risk

30/03/2026 One in five UK hospitality businesses fear collapse as costs surge

30/03/2026 Big retailers say UK jobs at risk from guaranteed hours reforms

30/03/2026 Future uncertain for engineering and manufacturing giant’s UK businesses as administration looms

27/03/2026 Here are the main leading reasons for absences from work according to bosses

27/03/2026 Travel's gender pay gap 'biggest since 2016' with women earning 22% less than men

27/03/2026 Lancaster City Council narrows gender pay gap to historic low

27/03/2026 ‘Victory’ for more female Asda workers in £1.2bn equal pay claim

27/03/2026 GPNs in England ‘entitled’ to 3.5% pay rise for 2026/27

27/03/2026 London Underground pay rise keeps Tube drivers on course for £80,000 salary by 2030

27/03/2026 University of Sheffield staff back more strikes over job cuts

27/03/2026 NHS bosses say resident doctors’ strike will cause ‘maximum harm’

27/03/2026 BMA staff announce further walkout for same day as resident doctors' strike

27/03/2026 Dozens of Jaguar Land Rover workers to see jobs come to an end

27/03/2026 Automotive supplier closure results in 90 job losses | TheBusinessDesk.com

27/03/2026 Over 500 jobs at risk after feed giant ABN loses key contract

27/03/2026 Administrators appointed at Telford firm - 250 jobs at risk

27/03/2026 JLR temporarily halts production at Solihull plant

27/03/2026 Co-op boss quits after 'toxic culture' claims reported by BBC

26/03/2026 Gender pay gap at University narrows - University of Reading

26/03/2026 Minority women face highest workplace barriers, researchers find - HR Magazine

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