The pressure is on for HR to deliver a good employee experience and offer continuous opportunity for career growth.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is writing to 1,060 employees across the three main armed forces to serve them notice of redundancy.
Cuts in the public sector have left HR departments under-resourced, resulting in poor staff morale, according to a recent poll of 1,000 public sector staff.
Ahead of this week's budget, major pension reforms will be brought forward a year ahead of schedule, chancellor George Osborne has announced.