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. […]
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TIAPEI RESPONSE TO GROWING CONCERNS REGARDING COVID-19
Following the recent events unfolding on the World stage surrounding the COVID-19 virus and this week’s announcement of the first confirmed presumptive case in New Brunswick, the Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island (TIAPEI) wants to assure members of PEI’s tourism industry that we are working in close coordination with the province, Federal partners and […]
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 […]
2020 Job Fairs
CHARLOTTETOWN: Delta Prince Edward, Saturday, March 7, 2020, 10am-2pm REGISTRATION CLOSED NORTH SHORE: Kensington High School, Saturday, April 18, 2020, 10am-1pm REGISTER NOW The goal of the Tourism Job Fair is to provide job seekers, students, employers, training institutions and government agencies a central location to network. This event will focus on job seekers and […]
We’re Hiring!
The Tourism Industry Association of PEI is in search of a HR Coordinator who will be responsible for applying human resources expertise and educating industry. He or she will assist in providing a wide range of HR support and conduct presentations to high school students. The successful candidate will play a key role in the […]
Canadian Tourism Employment Monthly Snapshot – May 2019
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 […]
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 […]
PEI BEST Service Excellence – Open Sessions
Kick-off the Tourism Season with a discounted rate on our PEI BEST customer service training program! Click here to learn more and to reserve your space in one of our 4 training sessions across the Island or to schedule your own session!
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 […]