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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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01/05/2026 University of Sheffield industrial action strike to take place during peak exam season - ShefNews

01/05/2026 RFA officers to begin work-to-rule protest over unresolved pay and conditions dispute

01/05/2026 Get pay right or you’re in for a battle, union warns

01/05/2026 Dorset schools face strike action over workload and staffing

01/05/2026 Parliament security officers accept deal to end dispute

01/05/2026 Staff at more than 30 Greenwich and Merton schools to strike

01/05/2026 British Airways pilots narrowly vote down pay overhaul, Sky News reports

01/05/2026 Morrisons cuts Nutmeg roles

01/05/2026 Last Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants to close, with loss of 3,800 jobs, Premier Inn owner says

01/05/2026 E.ON expands flexible working with paid parental leave and new work-life benefits - Energy Live News

01/05/2026 DfE flexible-working scheme fails to reach schools most in need of help | Tes

01/05/2026 WEC launches new inquiry on flexible working and disability - Committees - UK Parliament

01/05/2026 Yorkshire school staff to get 'thousands' in payout to fix wage 'injustice'

01/05/2026 EXCLUSIVE: 'Illegal' deal to end Birmingham strike risks £200m equal pay bill

01/05/2026 Department for Business and Trade becomes first UK Government department to be accredited as a Living Wage Employer

01/05/2026 Only 12% of accountancy firms led by women

01/05/2026 William Hill owner to close hundreds of shops despite takeover talks

01/05/2026 ‘Fire and rehire’ threat to lead to midwives’ ballot

01/05/2026 Cumbria packaging workers set to begin strike action over pay claim

01/05/2026 ‘Completely horrible’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews

30/04/2026 Agency redundancies grow as more freeze pay and bonuses

30/04/2026 Cultural sector sees highest wage growth in three years - Arts Professional

30/04/2026 Premier Inn owner Whitbread plans 3,800 job cuts under five-year overhaul

30/04/2026 Practice nurses earn thousands of pounds less than hospital colleagues, finds report

30/04/2026 General practice nurse pay: A salary survey of the profession 2026

30/04/2026 Waste firms report gender pay gap for 2025/26 - letsrecycle.com

30/04/2026 Second Unite rep sacked at Manchester's Kimpton Clocktower amid union dispute

30/04/2026 Union's concerns over Lindsey Oil Refinery workers' new jobs

30/04/2026 Glasgow airport summer strike action on horizon as security staff balloted over pay

30/04/2026 NIESR slashes UK growth forecast as Iran war and inflation hit economy

30/04/2026 Pay rise for Edinburgh social care workers as partnership commits to living wage

30/04/2026 Performers at West End theatres threaten strike action over pay and conditions

29/04/2026 HR salaries rise by 1% in past year

29/04/2026 John Lewis tells staff to get back to the office as turnaround pressure mounts - Retail Gazette

29/04/2026 Dundee University staff balloted on new strike action

29/04/2026 Sheffield Council begins forking out millions in equal pay claims

29/04/2026 Cynicism and optimism over end to Birmingham bin strike

29/04/2026 BHF gender and ethnicity pay gap report | Ethical Marketing News

29/04/2026 Further disruption to booze bottle production as Encirc workers escalate action

29/04/2026 Unite members at GH Luton Ground Handling Services celebrate "excellent" pay win

29/04/2026 Doncaster bus strike this Friday suspended

29/04/2026 Major British shoe chain closes 33 shops after administration as jobs lost

29/04/2026 Support staff at schools in 2 London boroughs to strike in pay row

29/04/2026 Law Society recommends pay boost for trainee solicitors

29/04/2026 HTA launches new benchmarking study to give members insight into wages and workforce trends - Hort News

29/04/2026 AI puts at least 'two million London jobs' at risk | ITV News

29/04/2026 University axing English courses and half of English department staff face redundancy

29/04/2026 Nike confirms 1,400 job layoffs across UK, Europe, North America and Asia

28/04/2026 Care support workers 'deserve same pay as NHS colleagues'

28/04/2026 Tesco and Morrisons equal pay claims reach key tribunal stage

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