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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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22/09/2026 UK workers to receive two weeks of unpaid leave for bereavement

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22/09/2026 Morrisons announces major change affecting all hourly staff from next month

22/09/2026 Millions of contractor and gig economy contracts to face new compliance checks | theHRD

22/09/2026 Eight UK universities already plan to strike over job cuts in the 2026/2027 academic year

22/09/2026 University facing 'worst crisis since WW2' as staff begin five-week strike

22/09/2026 Union targets big tech after Labour’s workers’ rights overhaul

22/09/2026 Mutiny in the rankings

22/09/2026 Airbus to create 480 new jobs at Flintshire plant in boost to UK aerospace industry

22/09/2026 TfL to build 53 new toilets for London bus drivers

22/09/2026 NI teachers work to rule | ITV News

22/09/2026 Prospect reaches access agreement with Meta

22/09/2026 Institute of Cancer Research workers celebrate historic pay win

22/09/2026 Cheshire uranium UNRENCO strike threat ends as workers accept improved pay deal

22/09/2026 Scarborough Alexander Dennis bus maker strikes over after improved pay deal secured

21/09/2026 Send warning as 67% of teaching assistants covering classes for teachers

21/09/2026 Only 160 apprenticeship starts in eight months on Labour’s flagship scheme

21/09/2026 Universities to be hit by ‘prolonged’ strike action amid job cut

21/09/2026 Go Cornwall bus strike called over lack of union recognition - Cornwall Live

20/09/2026 New pay and conditions deal for Evri workers

20/09/2026 V&A staff set to strike on 25 and 26 September

20/09/2026 University of Birmingham staff to be balloted on strike action

20/09/2026 PCS launches national campaign and trade dispute across the civil service and related areas

20/09/2026 Somerset NHS staff 'angry' about possible move to private firm

20/09/2026 UK's first Living Wage Zone in Acton - Around Ealing

20/09/2026 Diageo distillery staff strike dates announced

20/09/2026 UK equal pay system requires complete overhaul

20/09/2026 Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service and ScottishPower win menopause-friendly employer of the year awards

20/09/2026 Ealing Council enhances parental leave and cost-of-living support

18/09/2026 Gender pay gap a 'failure of the state', says top trade unionist

18/09/2026 Headteacher gender pay gap 'widest since records began'

18/09/2026 Working from home 'more important than pay' among top managers

18/09/2026 MLAs set for £2,000 pay rise | ITV News

18/09/2026 Is the teacher pay rise ‘fully funded’?

18/09/2026 School support staff pensions raided for teachers' wage rise

18/09/2026 Teacher pay award to be funded through pension savings

18/09/2026 UK productivity grew twice as fast as thought after 2008 financial crisis

18/09/2026 University staff to strike for 25 days over plans to cut 1,800 jobs

18/09/2026 Civil servants strike over Labour’s 60% office attendance drive - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

18/09/2026 School closure risk as union ballots staff in six council areas

18/09/2026 Scottish senior doctors to vote on strike action after pay talks 'refused'

18/09/2026 'Last orders’ for Diageo as strike action announced by Unite

17/09/2026 Government must rein in public sector pay claims

17/09/2026 Reach to cut editorial team by further 160 jobs as key metric becomes 'active engaged time'

17/09/2026 Union demands mandatory pay audits to tackle gender discrimination

17/09/2026 Inverclyde Royal ward clerks win pay rise and up to 3 years’ back pay after strike

17/09/2026 Government commits to fully funding teacher pay rise, says NEU

17/09/2026 Workers at The Lancet to stage first strike in title’s history - Research Professional News

17/09/2026 Glasgow college welding lecturers strike over fears of exposure to carcinogenic fumes

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