Rachel Turnpenney – TurnpenneyMilne LLP

Partner

Rachel Turnpenney is a founding partner of Turnpenney Milne LLP. Rachel’s practice focuses exclusively on employment law, with a emphasis on workplace investigations and human rights law. She strives to achieve practical, cost-effective results for her clients and believes that excellent client service coupled with a strategic, knowledgeable and reasonable approach are central to arriving at positive outcomes for her clients.

Rachel regularly conducts workplace investigations as an external, independent investigator on topics ranging from harassment/bullying, human rights matters to general misconduct. Rachel is comfortable investigating complex matters involving multiple parties and complaints as well as those involving serious and high-profile allegations.

Beyond the role of Investigator, Rachel is retained to conduct post-investigation services such as in-house training seminars and presentations on a variety of topics, ranging from basic harassment and discrimination training to individualized sensitivity or respect in the workplace training arising from a specific complaint or incident. She also conducts workplace audits and employee facilitations/mediations. Rachel’s goal for both audits and facilitations is to get to the root of the concern, have employees be (and feel) heard and move toward improving the health of the workplace in a pro-active and responsive manner.

From 2003 to 2010, Rachel was an associate with Canada’s pre-eminent management-side labour and employment firm. In 2010, she formed Turnpenney Milne LLP with Catherine Milne.

Rachel received her Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from Wilfrid Laurier University and her LLB from the University of Western Ontario. She was called to Bar in Ontario in 2003 and the Bar in British Columbia in 2018. Rachel is a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators (“AWI”) as well as an AWI Certificate Holder (AWI-CH).

In her spare time, Rachel has a particular passion for travel and is always striving to figure out how to have a sustainable employment law practice out of a farmhouse in Tuscany or an island in the Caribbean.

Contact

Phone : 416-868-1457 ext.102
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Memberships

Member, Law Society of Ontario, 2003
Member, Law Society of British Columbia, 2018
Member, Association of Workplace Investigators
Member, Ontario Bar Association

“Rachel Turnpenney is smart-as-a-whip and is a careful listener to her clients’ needs and values. She was very focused on the best approach and options for my situation. She is a direct and clear communicator and provided me with timely and realistic counsel throughout the settlement process. Rachel was always there for me and provided great support and professionalism.”
“It has been a real pleasure working with Rachel on various matters including a recent workplace investigation. Rachel is very client-focused and is always willing to assist with any issue. She is very thorough and always provides well thought out solutions and recommendations to various labour relations issues. She also works very diligently to meet timelines. I would not hesitate in recommending Rachel.”
“I would like to thank Rachel Turnpenney for her professionalism and expertise. She was very compassionate with the matter and provided me with honest and quick responses. She outlined realistic costs and was able to rectify my situation in a timely manner.”
“I engaged the firm TurnpenneyMilne LLP and specifically Rachel Turnpenney to resolve a recent severance dispute with my former employer. Like my clients, this was my first time dealing with such an issue. I needed to engage a firm that not only specialized in employment law but would also provide exceptional client service and not treat me like another billable number. I found this perfect combination with Ms. Turnpenney. Throughout the process, Ms.Turnpenney clearly articulated options available to me and provided practical recommendations on the pros/cons to each option. She acted as part coach and expert advisor, always providing timely follow-up. Ms.Turnpenney’s ability to stay on-top of this case resulted in a positive outcome settlement with my former employer. In closing, I would highly recommend Ms. Turnpenney and the firm TurnpenneyMilne LLP.”