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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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01/10/2026 Unions respond to Burnham's first conference speech as Labour leader & PM - IER

01/10/2026 Dorset and Wiltshire fire service faces retirements and 8.6 per cent pay gap

01/10/2026 BMA committee backs equal pay for GPs and consultants

01/10/2026 Devon libraries tight-lipped on possible job losses

01/10/2026 Strike action threatened if Glasgow council don't remove 'fire and rehire' from pay negotiations

01/10/2026 Hundreds of staff at four Greater Manchester hospitals to walk out again

01/10/2026 Edinburgh joins UK universities heading for strikes as cuts spread through entire sector

01/10/2026 Legal 500 workers win full pay claim after strike action

01/10/2026 MoD drivers renew strike action following management failures

01/10/2026 Gatwick Airport strikes off as workers win improved pay deal

01/10/2026 UK bosses left in dark by Burnham and Healey’s emphasis on ‘cost of business’

01/10/2026 UK bosses left in dark by Burnham and Healey’s emphasis on ‘cost of business’

01/10/2026 Cooper pledges up to 1,000 Sure Start centres over next two years

01/10/2026 Wiltshire Council turns to AI as complaints surge

01/10/2026 Glasgow Caledonian University staff to strike for two weeks over compulsory redundancies

01/10/2026 Opening of new £7bn railway line could be delayed by strikes

01/10/2026 Could retail be the key to solving the youth unemployment crisis? – LabourList

01/10/2026 UK ranks 28th in Europe for having highest gender pay gap in STEM

01/10/2026 Deloitte partner pay rises to record £1.1mn as firm cuts staff

01/10/2026 Jobs lost as UK high street chain shuts 19 stores amid plans to close 150 sites

01/10/2026 Deliver at all costs: How insecure pay and conditions for delivery drivers are failing parcel consumers

01/10/2026 Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years

01/10/2026 Poundland management in talks to lead bid that could save 11,000 jobs

01/10/2026 Greggs announces plans to shut four UK factories that could cost 740 jobs

29/09/2026 Tower Hamlets health visitors and support staff strike for NHS parity

29/09/2026 Dentons - Menopause support from policy to practice

29/09/2026 UK retail giant to hire 1,000 Christmas workers in major recruitment drive | The Independent

29/09/2026 Labour conference debated SNP Glasgow fire and rehire threat | The Herald

29/09/2026 Platform Housing Group receives highest ethnicity inclusion accreditation - Employee Benefits

29/09/2026 Strike action over Oxford University Press India jobs bid | Oxford Mail

29/09/2026 83% of employers say Keep Britain Working Review influenced support of staff with health conditions or disabilities

29/09/2026 Grant Thornton takes on Big Four with £40,000 graduate salaries and ‘golden hello’

29/09/2026 Sharp’s Brewery in Rock to close with up to 40 jobs at risk | Falmouth Packet

29/09/2026 Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash

29/09/2026 UK needs plan in case of 'unprecedented' AI job losses, says minister

29/09/2026 Job interviews are a weird business – but what’s the alternative? | Emma Beddington

29/09/2026 Aldi to invest £900m in UK and open 40 more stores next year

28/09/2026 Ofwat members to vote in industrial action ballot | Public and Commercial Services Union

28/09/2026 HMRC Pay Offer 2026/27 – PCS rejects offer | Public and Commercial Services Union

28/09/2026 Data protection workers to hold day of action over toxic leadership culture | Public and Commercial Services Union

28/09/2026 South Yorks Police staff in strike vote | GMB Union

28/09/2026 TfL to Operate London Buses for First Time in 17 Years | Bus-News

28/09/2026 Designers Guild collapses into administration with 93 jobs lost | Retail Bulletin

28/09/2026 Jobs lost as 125-year-old textile business enters administration - had faced “increasingly challenging trading conditions”

28/09/2026 London Royal Parks gardeners launch three-day strike | The Standard

28/09/2026 Pay gap between Europe and US financial services boardrooms narrows by 27%

28/09/2026 BBC News: Early years staff to vote over Barnsley nurseries strike - BBC News

28/09/2026 Barclays faces growing staff revolt over three-day office...

28/09/2026 BBC News: Domestic abuse workers face £11k pay cut under new council scheme

28/09/2026 Thousands of university staff to begin strikes in cuts and redundancies dispute | ITV News

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