Posted: Feb 20, 2021 4:06 PM CT | Last Updated: February 20
Tiber River Naturals storefront on Academy Road in Winnipeg. In recent weeks, the company has become the target of a social media campaign accusing it of fostering an abusive workplace marred by racism, withheld wages and other labour violations.(Darin Morash/CBC)
A former employee is suing a Winnipeg-based wellness company that is currently facing backlash from a social media campaign, alleging Tiber River let her go because she was pregnant.
Deanne MacNeil, who was the company s marketing manager, filed her statement of claim against Tiber River Naturals in Manitoba s Court of Queen s Bench in the late fall of 2020.
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Tiber River says it has consulted a human resources firm to conduct a workplace assessment.
MORE than 50 former and current employees of wellness company Tiber River Naturals have taken to social media to allege it operates a hostile, even abusive, working environment.
MORE than 50 former and current employees of wellness company Tiber River Naturals have taken to social media to allege it operates a hostile, even abusive, working environment.
Via an anonymous Instagram page (titled Not My Tiber ), they claim the company breaks labour laws and treats staff poorly.
Tiber River, which sells handmade skincare products and offers esthetician services out of storefronts in Winnipeg, also took to social media to defend itself.