IDR is an independent research organisation specialising in the pay and employment field

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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01/07/2026 NHS workers set for strike action across Glasgow in pay dispute

01/07/2026 School support staff strike in pay dispute

01/07/2026 Strike looming at Macclesfield College as staff reject latest pay offer

01/07/2026 Addleshaw Goddard increases bonus pool in battle for talent

01/07/2026 BBC staff face real-terms wage cut as 'bleak' pay proposal revealed

01/07/2026 Nuffield Health posts income rise as new CEO’s pay tops £2m

01/07/2026 Asda sheds 7,500 roles as debt costs top £730m

01/07/2026 Nearly 20K sign petition to stop University of Exeter job cuts

01/07/2026 Unite boss to face leadership challenge amid concerns over rise of Reform

01/07/2026 Holyrood imposes tighter remote working rules - HR Magazine

01/07/2026 Improved family leave and flexible working to signal step change in support for women researchers

01/07/2026 Council pension fund faces judicial review over climate risk assessment

01/07/2026 OxfordshireGuide Reveals Pressure on Employers to Compete for Talent

01/07/2026 Staff strike after 20p an hour pay rise rejected

01/07/2026 Make Work Pay: holiday pay compliance and enforcement

01/07/2026 New pay scale introduced for dental educators | NHS Employers

01/07/2026 Academy school leaders in England face pay cap to curb ‘banker-style’ salaries

01/07/2026 Glass units manufacturer ceases trading with all jobs lost | TheBusinessDesk.com

01/07/2026 Almost 2,000 bus drivers could strike over 'unbearable' heatwave conditions

01/07/2026 Avanti West Coast train drivers to vote on strike action in pay dispute | ITV News

01/07/2026 Scottish island fishing factory to close after 40 years due to 'falling demand'

01/07/2026 119 jobs at risk as Age UK plans to end Help at Home service in Shropshire

30/06/2026 British American Tobacco to cut 9,000 jobs

30/06/2026 Pressure grows on Burnham over North Sea job losses

30/06/2026 RMT and the TUC call for urgent government action to save rail jobs - IER

30/06/2026 Nationwide to cut 600 jobs in first redundancies after takeover of Virgin Money

30/06/2026 Why is Brighton & Hove contesting equal pay claims?

30/06/2026 Pay teachers more in white working-class areas, DfE told | Tes

30/06/2026 Survey finds just 54% of hospitality workers are happy in their current role

30/06/2026 UK-based business travel salaries on the rise – C&M

30/06/2026 Manchester Kimpton Clocktower staff to strike over union busting

30/06/2026 Staffordshire County Council moves to dismantle EDI programmes

30/06/2026 Lecturers begin strike action over Glasgow Caledonian University job cuts

30/06/2026 Asda introduces enhanced leave and new policies for armed forces staff

30/06/2026 Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows

30/06/2026 Resident doctors in England accept government offer on pay and jobs

29/06/2026 NI health: Resident doctors begin strike action over pay

29/06/2026 Strike at Haldane Fisher in Newry enters third week: ‘We’re here for a decent pay rise’

29/06/2026 Staff at six Bristol schools to strike

29/06/2026 Ocado boss Tim Steiner’s near £100m in pay raises ‘serious concerns’

29/06/2026 Fleet News salary survey: are you being paid enough?

29/06/2026 The state of the creative industry 2026: what our survey tells us about pay, burnout and AI

29/06/2026 MPs bodyguards denied stab-vests on outsourced protection service contract

29/06/2026 High street's half-year score: 3,618 jobs and 400 shops lost

29/06/2026 DWP unveils closure plans for regional offices

29/06/2026 Union lodges dispute with college over 'management style and institutional culture'

29/06/2026 Lidl ringfences 10% of job interviews for people out of work for six months

29/06/2026 Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’

26/06/2026 Retail warns access to work is becoming biggest challenge to inclusion

26/06/2026 Buckingham Palace Did Not Meet Its Ethnic Minority Staff Diversity Targets

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