Posted on June 12, 2019 by Tourism HR Canada (seasonally unadjusted) In May 2019, the unemployment rate¹ in the tourism sector was at 5.4%, which is 0.9% higher than the rate reported in May 2018, but lower than the previous month (April 2019), when the unemployment rate stood at 5.5%. At 5.4%, tourism’s unemployment rate […]
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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 […]
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Canadian Tourism Employment Monthly Snapshot – April 2019
Posted on May 15, 2019 by Tourism HR Canada (seasonally unadjusted) In April 2019, the unemployment rate¹ in the tourism sector was at 5.5%, which is 0.4% higher than the rate reported in April 2018, but lower than the previous month (March 2019), when the unemployment rate stood at 6.0%. At 5.5%, tourism’s unemployment rate […]
Canadian Tourism Employment Monthly Snapshot – March 2019
Posted on April 17, 2019 by Tourism HR Canada (seasonally unadjusted) In March 2019, the unemployment rate¹ in the tourism sector was at 6.0%, which is 0.4% lower than the rate reported in March 2018, and higher than the previous month (February 2019), when the unemployment rate stood at 4.9%. At 6.0%, tourism’s unemployment rate was below Canada’s […]
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 […]
Canadian Tourism Employment Monthly Snapshot – February 2019
Posted on March 19, 2019 by Tourism HR Canada (seasonally unadjusted) In February 2019, the unemployment rate¹ in the tourism sector was at 4.9%, which is 0.7% lower than the rate reported in February 2018, and higher than the previous month (January 2019). At 4.9%, tourism’s unemployment rate was below Canada’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate […]
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 […]
Canadian Tourism Employment Monthly Snapshot – January 2019
Posted on February 20, 2019 by Tourism HR Canada (seasonally unadjusted) In January 2019, the unemployment rate¹ in the tourism sector was at 4.9%, which is 0.7% lower than the rate reported in January 2018, but higher than the previous month (December 2018). At 4.9%, tourism’s unemployment rate was below Canada’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate […]
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 […]