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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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15/09/2026 Strike action is underway at Eastham docks over pay dispute this week

15/09/2026 Caretakers at south Essex council vote to strike in dispute over 'downgrading'

15/09/2026 MHCLG members set for targeted action

15/09/2026 RMT suspends strike action on 16 and 17 September | RailBusinessDaily

15/09/2026 Dunfermline strike action suspended

15/09/2026 Almost 1 in 4 school staff work in asbestos buildings

15/09/2026 500 million bricks lie unused as factory mothballed

15/09/2026 Hundreds of carers to be balloted over equal pay

15/09/2026 Men fill 3.3 times more FTSE 100 exec positions than women - HR Magazine

15/09/2026 Gender pay gap at UK housebuilders more than doubles in eight years

15/09/2026 Boardroom pay gap with America narrows amid battle for expertise

15/09/2026 Social work managers face salary cuts due to council's equal pay plan, say professional bodies - Community Care

15/09/2026 Wilson James strike at Gatwick airport suspended over new offer

15/09/2026 More than 80 staff at Oldham care provider to go on strike over pay

15/09/2026 UCU strike against redundancies at Heriot-Watt University

15/09/2026 Labour told to scrap 50% strike ballot and link to e-balloting

15/09/2026 Westminster's gender pension gap below wider LGPS average

15/09/2026 Thousands of working UK parents earning £20,000 less than needed for ‘decent’ life

15/09/2026 Tube strike warning after RMT passes new walkout mandate in four-day week row

15/09/2026 Commonwealth War Graves Commission staff accept up to 8.4% pay rise

15/09/2026 60% of employers to award between 3% and 3.99% pay rise in 2027

15/09/2026 FTSE 100 bosses paid record average of £5mn

15/09/2026 Pubs, hotels and gyms in Wales to get 30% business rates cut

15/09/2026 Government moves to nationalise Speciality Steel UK to protect 1,300 jobs

15/09/2026 UK pay growth slows to 3.9% before crunch interest rates decision

15/09/2026 One in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report finds

14/09/2026 Wirral care workers to strike for three days in long-running pay dispute

14/09/2026 Fresh FCDO strike dates announced

14/09/2026 Amazon and Apple furniture factory facing strike over pay

14/09/2026 Estate agency gender pay gap widens as progress goes into reverse

14/09/2026 Glasgow council staff hit hard by new pay structure could be redeployed or retire

14/09/2026 Job hunters ignoring ‘silent pay rise’ of generous employer pensions

14/09/2026 Nurses asked for views on pay, wellbeing and work life in government survey

14/09/2026 Employers set to award pay increases of between 3% and 3.99% in 2027

14/09/2026 UK faces £258bn infrastructure spending gap, warns report

14/09/2026 Automation is coming for the gig economy

14/09/2026 eCourier drivers likely to win worker rights claim, lawyers say

14/09/2026 Burnham eyes youth minimum wage rethink as jobs crisis bites

14/09/2026 New £1bn train fleet to create hundreds of jobs in Derby

14/09/2026 UK holiday home company closes after entering administration with 80 jobs lost

14/09/2026 Doughnut company to close Sandwell production site with more than 50 jobs set to go

14/09/2026 Resuming NHS pay structure talks ‘essential’, say health unions

14/09/2026 TechnipFMC strike action suspended after enhanced pay offer

14/09/2026 Alstom Derby battery electric train fleet contract secured after Unite campaign

14/09/2026 Gail’s introduces menopause action plan

14/09/2026 48% of Generation X staff feel they have left retirement planning too late

11/09/2026 Pay squeeze is making junior staff unwilling to train new hires | theHRD

11/09/2026 Job losses at Jaguar Land Rover highlight the trade-offs facing Burnham’s economic policy - UK in a changing Europe

11/09/2026 John Lewis losses widen to £124m as shopper confidence dips

11/09/2026 Schools turn to flexible staff as pay rise bites budgets | FE News

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