WINNIPEG Allegations of a toxic work culture at Tiber River Naturals in Winnipeg have prompted the company to hire an independent firm to launch a workplace assessment. Dozens of former and current employees of Tiber River Naturals have been sharing their experiences at the company on an Instagram group called Not My Tiber. “We didn t realize that so many former and current staff members would come forward with their stories,” one of the Not My Tiber organizers, who was a past employee of the company, told CTV News. The organizer requested to remain anonymous over fears of retaliation from their former employer.
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.