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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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17/03/2026 When Neurodiversity Adjustments Are Seen as Perks: Rethinking Culture in FE | FE News

17/03/2026 “Cuts like these simply aren’t acceptable”: Support staff at Derbyshire schools set to strike over jobs and pay

17/03/2026 Remote working policies aimed at parents raises questions around productivity

17/03/2026 'Chronic overwork': Flexible working has greatest impact on ...

17/03/2026 Survey highlights social housing's ongoing gender pay gap

17/03/2026 Four years after P&O mass sackings government must close legal loopholes, RMT demands

17/03/2026 Majority of jobseekers avoid roles without salary details, survey finds

17/03/2026 Union threatens strike over telematics and outsourcing

17/03/2026 Jobs and services at risk as Glasgow faces £34m health and social care shortfall

17/03/2026 Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's and more UK retailers adopting new '£13 rule'

17/03/2026 Ministers allow ‘full flexibility’ on pace of youth NMW rise

17/03/2026 Bilfinger offshore workers in strike ballot over jobs, pay, and conditions

17/03/2026 Car park firm NCP falls into administration, putting nearly 700 jobs at risk

16/03/2026 Council pay gap report bucks national trend

16/03/2026 Report shows women more likely to work part-time at Portsmouth council

16/03/2026 NI has UK's lowest female workforce participation as gender pay gap widens

16/03/2026 Dr Martens reports 15.9% mean gender pay gap for 2025

16/03/2026 How do women feel about gender equality?

16/03/2026 Kent Police defends decision to cut officers’ allowance by £250

16/03/2026 More than 100 staff in West Yorkshire secure major pay rise after strikes

16/03/2026 Overwhelming support for further strike action at Palace of Westminster

16/03/2026 Agricultural Wages in Scotland Thirtieth Edition: A Guide for Workers and Employers

16/03/2026 Library staff numbers halved since 2010, says UNISON

16/03/2026 Plans to transform Scotland's colleges laid bare: 'Massive opportunities'

16/03/2026 Ministers accused of using ‘hugely inflated’ jobs figures for data centres

16/03/2026 Workers at Drinks Inc to vote on strike action over pay - The Spirits Business

16/03/2026 Hospital workers begin strike vote over 'fire and rehire' tactics

16/03/2026 Hundreds of university staff to begin week-long strike over proposed job cuts

16/03/2026 Firms to get £3,000 for each unemployed 18-24 year-old they hire

13/03/2026 ASCL: Risk of unfunded pay rise ‘derailing’ reforms | Tes

13/03/2026 MLA pay: NI politicians' £14,000 pay rise confirmed

13/03/2026 School closures could be averted as deal reached between union and ministers

13/03/2026 Greater Manchester critical care nurses strike over extra pay

13/03/2026 Labour workers’ rights law could hit Gen Z jobs hardest, retailers warn

13/03/2026 Working mothers uncomfortable requesting flexibility, survey suggests - HR Magazine

13/03/2026 Barnsley Council reports -0.3% mean gender pay gap

13/03/2026 Leisure centre staff claim they were told to clean up poo ‘with bare hands’

13/03/2026 Dale Farm farmers warned of risks from milk outsourcing plans

13/03/2026 NHS Employers responds to the results of 2025 NHS Staff Survey | NHS Employers

13/03/2026 Sainsbury’s staff to share millions of pounds from share save scheme

13/03/2026 British ceramics firm Denby to appoint administrators

12/03/2026 Campaigners Are Worried About A 'Silent Re:Flex' That's Happening At Work

12/03/2026 Study highlights £7,048 pay gap between care and NHS workers | Charity Today News

12/03/2026 Health visitors crank up pressure on Cwm Taf health board with eight more weeks of strikes

12/03/2026 School strikes in six areas may be avoided after deal reached

12/03/2026 Strike action at University of Aberdeen to get under way

12/03/2026 Workers will resist “car crash” working arrangements and fight for new entrants

12/03/2026 Defra on track to cut 21% of its headcount by 2029, perm sec reveals

12/03/2026 'It isn’t good enough': Council says it wants end to bin strikes one year on | ITV News

12/03/2026 John Lewis pays first annual staff bonus in four years as profits rise

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