by Ron Passfield | Feb 19, 2013 | Action Learning, All Blogs, Downsizing, News
Merit Solutions introduced a Manager Support Forum in September 2012 for managers in the Queensland Public Service (QPS) who were experiencing change and associated staff losses through downsizing of the QPS. We were conscious of the need to support managers who were...
by Ron Passfield | Nov 18, 2011 | All Blogs, Change Management, Organisation Development
During a recent discussion with a group of managers and staff in a Queensland Public Service organisation, the issue of the VSP (Voluntary Separation Package) was raised. The discussion immediately turned to the loss of knowledge and skills resulting from the...
by Ron Passfield | Aug 5, 2011 | All Blogs
In a recent news release, Nick Deligiannis, Director of Hays Recruiting, stated that soft skills are “highly valued” by employers. He referred particularly to interpersonal, leadership and organisational skills. Nick Deligiannis commented that some...
by Ron Passfield | Jan 31, 2011 | News
In January 2011, Merit Solutions Australia hosted an information exchange about public sector recruitment with a Chinese delegation of 18 from the City of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province. Members of the delegation were mainly directors from human resources and...
by Ron Passfield | Jan 18, 2011 | All Blogs, News
Welcome to our new blog. We will be sharing current information about our company (Merit Solutions Australia), our primary client group (the Public Sector) and our niche (Human Resource Management). On this blog, we will introduce our new human resource consultants,...