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Penrose Care raises care worker pay for Living Wage Week

November 5th, 2018 by admin

Belsize Village, Hampstead, London - Penrose Care, the UK's pioneer in the ethical provision of home care, has today announced that the new London Living Wage rate of £10.55/hour announced by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan this morning is effective immediate Read More

We praise UNISON for seeking leave to appeal on sleep-in case

August 9th, 2018 by admin

Belsize Village, London, UK: Following UNISON's statement yesterday that it has asked the UK Supreme Court for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal decision in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake, Penrose Care's managing director Robert Stephenson-Padron, a long-time advocate for the ethic Read More

Sleep-in shifts judgement is an affront to the dignity of care workers

July 13th, 2018 by admin

Belsize Village, London, UK: Following the London Court of Appeal's judgement in favour of Mencap in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake, overturning a previous ruling at the Employment Appeals Tribunal in April 2017, Penrose Care's managing director Robert Stephenson-Padron, a long-time advocate Read More

Penrose Care – Living Wage Champion!

June 7th, 2018 by admin

https://vimeo.com/273352194 Belsize Village, London, UK: Last night, Penrose Care was announced as a winner of the Living Wage Champion Awards 2018 award for Industry Leadership. The 2018 Living Wage Champion Awards celebrate individuals and organisations that have made an outstanding contrib Read More

Penrose Care shortlisted for Living Wage Champion Awards 2018

March 22nd, 2018 by admin

London, England, UK - Penrose Care has been shortlisted by the Living Wage Foundation for the Living Wage Champion Awards 2018. The awards recognise Living Wage employers and individuals that have made great contributions to communities and industries by implementing and celebrating the Livin Read More

Penrose Care head comments on NAO’s care recruitment crisis report

February 8th, 2018 by admin

Belsize Village, London, UK: Following the release of the National Audit Office's new report on the ongoing recruitment crisis in social care in England, Penrose Care's managing director, R Read More

International recognition for Penrose Care’s ethical labour practices

November 13th, 2017 by admin

Belsize Village, London, UK: Penrose Care was honoured Thursday night, November 9, 2017 to receive international recognition for its pioneering work in integrating ethical labour practices into home care at the 2017 Global Over 50s Housing Awards. Penrose Care was recognised as the “The Most Outst Read More

Penrose Care head speaks out on Brexit at Camden Council

October 24th, 2017 by admin

Belsize Village, London, UK: Yesterday on the night of October 23, 2017, Penrose Care's managing director Robert Stephenson-Padron spoke to a meeting of Camden Council at Camden Town Hall on Judd Street about the impacts of Brexit on home care. The extraordinary meeting which invited various spea Read More

Penrose Care head named top UK leader in care, award

March 22nd, 2017 by admin

Belsize Village, London, UK: Penrose Care is honoured to announce that its managing director, Robert Stephenson-Padron, was adjudicated as "The Most Outstanding Leader in the Care Sector in the UK” at the 2016 UK Over 50s Housing Awards ceremony held at the Millennium Gloucester H Read More

Penrose Care named London Living Wage Champion 2016

October 31st, 2016 by admin

British Library, London, UK: Penrose Care is pleased to announce that this morning at the British Library, the Living Wage Foundation announced that Penrose Care has been named the London Living Wage Employer Champion of 2016. The Living Wage Champion award recognises organisatio Read More