Incomes Data Services Ltd (IDS) is a research organisation dedicated to employment-related areas. It provides original research, analysis and training on pay benchmarking, pay settlements, HR policy and practice, pensions law and practice, and employment law. IDS publishes numerous journals and books, has several subscription websites, and undertakes contract research.

IDS has a blog www.idseye.com
with contributors from its publications on labour market, pay, HR and employment law issues.

IDS publications and information services are used by companies, voluntary associations, public sector organisations, consultancies, trade unions, lawyers, specialist advisers and academics. Major IDS customers include the Employment Tribunals Service and Acas

Acas

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service is a Crown non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to improve organisations and working life through the promotion and facilitation of strong industrial relations practice...

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History

IDS was founded by David Layton in 1966 with the aim of providing accurate and timely information which could be put to practical use by all those involved in determining pay, benefits and related employment policies in Britain. The company was the first to provide this information. As the employment law field became more complex IDS launched more information services covering new areas.

IDS was acquired by Thomson owned Sweet & Maxwell

Sweet & Maxwell

Sweet & Maxwell is a British publisher specialising in legal publications. It joined the Associated Book Publishers in 1969; ABP was purchased by the Thomson Organization in 1987, and is now part of Thomson Reuters. Its British group includes W. Green in Scotland and Round Hall in Ireland...

 in September 2005.

Thomson acquired Reuters

Reuters

Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...

 in 2008, becoming Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...

, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.

IDSPay.co.uk

An online repository of all remuneration information collected by IDS including data on pay levels, pay settlements and executive compensation.

IDS Pay Report

IDS Pay Report

IDS Pay Report is a twice-monthly journal and online service providing research and analysis on pay and benefits across the UK economy.IDS Pay Report provides analysis of new reward systems and policy initiatives affecting HR practitioners...

Fortnightly journal and online resource centre monitoring developments in pay and conditions for more than a thousand employee groups a year, reporting on changes in named organisations, and providing insight into the pattern of pay awards. IDS pay research is regularly cited by the Low Pay Commission in its reports and recommendations to the UK Government on the level of the National Minimum Wage.

IDS Executive Compensation Review

IDS Executive Compensation Review

IDS Executive Compensation Review is a monthly journal which has been reporting on all aspects of pay and practice for managers and professionals since 1981. The Executive Compensation Review provides guidance on market trends for specific job functions, new ideas in reward strategy, and the...

Monthly journal providing information on all aspects of pay and remuneration practice for managers and professionals, giving guidance on market trends, new ideas in reward strategy and the latest benchmarking data.

IDS Pay Benchmark Service

The Pay Benchmarking Service allows companies to check pay levels for scores of office and shopfloor jobs in leading organisations.

IDS Pay Report Resource Centre

The online element of the IDS Pay Report subscription service, bringing together all the current pay structures and agreements published in the journal together with other agreements collected by the IDS research team.

IDS HR Studies

IDS HR Studies

IDS HR Studies is a subscription-based service offering analysis and coverage of best practice in all major areas of HR. It features named case studies and benchmarking data on a wide range of employee benefits and allowances....

Fortnightly journal and online service which analyses HR policies, procedures and best practice from hundreds of named organisations.

IDS Employment Law Brief

IDS Employment Law Brief

IDS Employment Law Brief is a twice-monthly journal that has been reporting on and explaining new employment legislation and cases since 1971...

The twice-monthly journal IDS Employment Law Brief provides comment on employment law for legal and HR professionals. It covers key cases in the courts and tribunals, and assesses the practical implications for organisations. The journal is accompanied by an online service and handbooks and guides on all areas of employment law.

IDS Pensions Service

A journal, now closed, which alongside handbooks, gave guidance on the world of occupational pensions.

IDS Pensions Law Reports

A monthly case-reporting service and online archive, providing analysis of all significant pensions law cases.

IDS International Employment Guides

Information on HR and employment issues across a range of countries.

Other Services

IDS also undertakes contract research for individual companies and organisations, and annually runs a series of conferences and seminars on employment issues.

IDS in the press

The Guardian: Boardroom pay soars despite fragile economy and prospect of strikes - 16 June 2010

Daily Telegraph: Pay freezes remain at fifth of organisations despite economic growth - 3 June 2010

The Guardian: Fair pay: will CEOs play ball with Hutton? - 18 May 2010

Daily Telegraph: Workers suffer from fall in income - 6 May 2010

IDS websites

www.incomesdata.co.uk

www.idseye.com

www.idsbrief.com

www.idspay.com

www.idshrstudies.com

www.idspensionslawreport.co.uk

www.idspayreport.co.uk