Rachel Turnpenney will be speaking at the HRD Employment Law Masterclass Toronto 2023 on September 7, 2023 at 11:25 am. She’ll be speaking on employers’ legal obligations, and how they can support employees while still meeting the needs of the business. The Employment Law Masterclass will give you the latest update on employment law legislation...Continue Reading
In the article “What are my responsibilities as an employer?” from the Business Development Bank of Canada, Esi Codjoe speaks about how any businesses need to improve their understanding of their obligations to employees. “Codjoe says you can ensure you’re doing everything required by consulting a lawyer who knows your jurisdiction. ‘Even if you’re already established,...Continue Reading
Esi Codjoe will be speaking at the Ontario Bar Association’s Annual Update on Human Rights on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the Ontario Bar Association at 10:00 a.m. She’ll be speaking on Recent Human Rights Decisions and Developments. As always, the Annual Update on Human Rights will get you up to speed on the latest...Continue Reading
Ozlem Yucel is presenting at Lancaster House’s Toronto Human Rights and Accommodation Conference on April 18, 2023. She will discuss key issues related to workplace harassment, discrimination, and poisoned work environments. For more information and to register, click here.Continue Reading
Esi Codjoe is presenting at the Webinar for Advising on Balanced Workplace Cultures that Attract and Keep the Best Talent at the Canadian Bar Association Tuesday, March 28, 2023 12pm to 2pm. For registration please click here. This Webinar will deal with: Defining the organization’s goals in this area: working with management to assess needs...Continue Reading
Turnpenney Milne is pleased to announce that Ozlem Yucel has joined the firm’s partnership. Ozlem Yucel advises and represents employees and employers in all areas of employment law, including: • terminations and severance packages, • wrongful and constructive dismissals, • dismissals for just cause, • bullying and harassment, • human rights and discrimination, • employment...Continue Reading
Turnpenney Milne is happy to announce a new team member to the firm, Carolyn Denault! Carolyn is a highly collaborative, compassionate, and strategic advocate. As an associate lawyer at Turnpenney Milne LLP, she practices in all areas of management and employee-side employment law, as well as workplace investigations. Continue Reading
When Catherine and Rachel founded Turnpenney Milne LLP 13 years ago, they sought to make the legal profession more inclusive for women and build a workplace where all team members thrive. Today, we are proud to say that we now have 15 female professionals at the firm, many of whom are reflected in our leadership....Continue Reading
Jeff Rochwerg and Kimberly Lennon are presenting at a Webinar for St. Lawrence College next Friday, March 10, 2023 at 12pm EST. All are Welcome to join the webinar, click here to register. Human Resources Future of Work, Redesigning the Employee Experience. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Topics:...Continue Reading
Esi Codjoe and Shannon Sproule coached the Osgoode Hall Law School winning team at Isaac Moot! Their team won in two categories: Best Moot Team and Best Facta. We were thrilled to support the work of the next generation of lawyers who are interested in advocacy and human rights! Isaac moot has focused on an...Continue Reading
Esi Codjoe will be speaking at Civility for Litigators on Thursday, December 15, 2022 between 1:00pm to 4:00pm. For more information and to register please click on the link: https://advocates.ca/TAS/Events/Showcase_Pages/Civility_for_Litigators.aspx?EventKey=CIVILITY22 Continue Reading
Turnpenney Milne is pleased to announce that Esi Codjoe has joined the firm’s partnership. Esi Codjoe is a pragmatic and solutions focused practitioner. She provides legal advice to employers and employees, in both non-unionized and unionized workplaces. Esi understands the unique human resources challenges faced by workplace parties in both the private and public sector....Continue Reading
An employee’s level of sophistication and access to independent legal advice has no bearing on the enforceability of a termination clause. Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc, 2022 ONCA 451 The Ontario Court of Appeal recently found that subjective considerations cannot override the plain wording of a termination clause. The decision reiterated that it is...Continue Reading
Esi Codjoe will be speaking Wednesday, May 25, 2022 as part of a panel on “Recent Notable Human Rights Decisions and Developments,” at the Annual Update on Human Rights Law by the Ontario Bar Association. The Annual Update on Human Rights Law returns again this year to get you up-to-speed on substantive and procedural trends...Continue Reading
Esi Codjoe will be speaking Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Session 4: Traits of Successful Adjudicators: Impartiality, Independence and Integrity, part of the Foundations in Adjudicative Tribunal Competencies Certificate Program by the Canadian Bar Association. Administrative adjudicators must be impartial, independent and exhibit integrity in all stages of their decision making. Learn the difficult task...Continue Reading
Esi Codjoe will be speaking tomorrow at Soar’s Zoom Meeting Presentation titled ‘Navigating Online Justice 2.0.’ Soar’s panel of experts address our evolving reality. Questions will be addressed such as: What have we learned? Has human connectivity suffered when we are screen-bound? What tools have been created or improved to assist the players at the...Continue Reading
Tomorrow, November 30th 2021, Esi Codjoe is speaking at the CSME’s webinar “A Culturally Informed Approach to Practice and Legal Proceedings.” In this webinar, Dr. Dere will have the audience engage with an approach to working with cultural factors in clinical practice that emphasizes the integration of evidence from both cultural and clinical psychology with...Continue Reading
Today, on the first day of National Truth and Reconciliation we honour the 150,000 children+ taken from their homes and put into the Canadian residential school system. We stand in solidarity with our Indigenous communities today, and every day. We encourage our staff to take time today to learn, reflect, and listen to this painful...Continue Reading
On Tuesday August 24th Esi Codjoe is speaking at the Labour Relations Certificate program presented by Ryerson University. Esi will be speaking about workplace rules, discharge and discipline, and representation. For more information about the program please follow the link below: http://lancasterhouse.com/professionalLearningPrograms/show/id/12Continue Reading
We are honoured to announce that Turnpenney Milne LLP has been selected as a Finalist for the 2021 Canadian HR Award for Best Labour and Employment Boutique Law Firm (www.hrawards.ca). The award for Best Labour and Employment Boutique Law Firm is given to a firm who best demonstrates success, expertise and a commitment to its...Continue Reading
Carly is a Part-Time Faculty Member for the June 2021 Institute – faculty members are “recognized experts in their field” and have completed the Institute Training (she completed in Santa Barbara 2019), and holds the designation of Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH). The programs’ purpose is to teach the core knowledge and skills...Continue Reading
On Wednesday May 26th, Esi Codjoe will be speaking at the OBA’s Annual Update on Human Rights. The event includes updates in; Administrative Law, Constitutional Civil Liberties, and Human Rights and Labour and Employment Law. Esi will be speaking at the 9:30am event titled: Review of Recent Notable Human Rights Cases and Developments in the...Continue Reading
In the new Summer 2021 issue of Precedent Magazine, Esi Codjoe speaks about her incredible career and how she reached her goals by enrolling in the labour relations and employment law specialization of the Osgoode Professional LLM graduate program. To read this article please click here Congratulations Esi!Continue Reading
Rachel’s practice continues to focus on conducting workplace investigations as an external, third-party investigator, training and workplace facilitations. https://www.lexpert.ca/directory/practitioner/turnpenney-milne-llp-37502/rachel-a-turnpenney-53228Continue Reading
