What is Stress? The Canadian Mental Health Association defines stress as a reaction to a situation – it isn’t about the nature of the situation. An employee may feel stress when they’re not equipped with the necessary resources to deal with the demands of the situation, and that would likely drop the employees’ productivity. […]
HR Best Practices
HR Best Practices – Motivation
Motivation in the Workplace To understand what is best for employees it is essential to know what motivation is and its factors and application in the workplace. Motivation is defined as the process that accounts for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward reaching a goal. This definition can be expanded to those […]
HR Best Practices – Performance Management
Performance Management Stay Involved in your Employee’s Progress Performance management is defined as the process of establishing performance goals and designing interventions and programs to motivate and develop employees to improve their performance. This is a continuous process and involves much more than the typical “annual review” that we all think of. Relating back to […]
HR Best Practices – Cannabis in the Workplace
Cannabis in the Workplace What is the Law? When cannabis first became legalized in Canada in October, 2018, this posed a unique situation for business owners and managing their staff. There are many unknowns when it comes to cannabis since, though the substance has been around for decades, this is the first time it is […]
HR Best Practices – Orientation Process
Orientation Process The Importance of Starting off on the Right Foot When introducing a new hire to your workplace, where do you begin? Should they be thrown right in to the work with the hope that they will pick it up quickly and learn on the go, or should there be some sort of plan […]
HR Best Practices – Hiring Mature Workers
Hiring Mature Workers Using our Mature Workers to Fill the Labour Gap As of the 2016 Census data, approximately 56% of PEI’s population was age 55 or older. This figure on PEI’s population was higher than the national poplation percentage in 2016 which is approximately 49% of the population being age 55 or older. As […]
HR Best Practices – Succession Planning
Succession Planning Preparation is Key! Simply put, succession planning is always being prepared for the unknown. It allows for you to have an in-depth knowledge of every aspect of your company and to always have a back-up plan available if you lose a key player in your organization. If you were to lose one of […]
HR Best Practices – Employee Retention
Employee Retention A Common Issue Among Tourism Operators It is no secret that finding employees in Prince Edward Island has been challenging for the last few years, especially in tourism. With the forecasted lack of workers, it makes it even harder for employers to hold on to their staff when the competition is this fierce. […]