Monthly Archives: October 2015

Health and Safety Executive Fees
As of October 2012, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Inspectors were legally allowed to recover costs incurred when they...

Find out how to promote your funeral business at SAIF’s Education Day
SAIF is delighted that Genesis PR will be presenting at the Education Day at Leicester on 4th November. A...
Beware of Nigerian Repatriation Scam
Beware of Nigerian Repatriation Scam SAIF was contacted by John of Plymouth Funerals about an email he received. The...
See the Welsh Undertakers on TV tonight.
Don’t forget to watch ‘A Very Welsh Undertaking’ on TV tonight. The series is a behind the scenes portrait of...
New Course by Academy of Forensic Medical Sciences
The Academy of Forensic Medical Sciences will be running a new course entitled: “Management of the Dead.” The course will take...

SAIF Member Thornalley invests in new crematorium
The Thornalley family of Thornalley Funeral Services Ltd in King’s Lynn, Norfolk is investing in a new crematorium at...

Welcome to new SAIF Member in South Shields
Your Choice Funerals, South Shields Your Choice Funerals are a family run independent funeral directors based in South Shields,...

Find out about SAIF’s New Counselling Service at our Education Day on 4th November
Join SAIF in Leicester on 4th November to hear about our new free counselling service. SAIF has identified the...
Don’t forget to watch ‘A Very Welsh Undertaking’
‘A Very Welsh Undertaking’ is a behind the scenes portrait of the modern Welsh funeral director and the funerals of...

New Virtual Dementia Tour Dates
Due to the success of the August UK Tour the Virtual Dementia Tour, the company has launched a new...

New easy explanation of Fit For Work
Fit for Work has published a short film explaining this free service. Funded by the government, Fit For Work...

Do cohabiting couples have the same rights as married couples?
SAIF Business Centre is often contacted by Members facing disputes between family members because cohabiting couples do not have...

What’s DNA Memorial? Find out at SAIF’s Education Day.
DNA Memorials will be speaking at SAIF’s Education Day at Leicester on 4th November. The DNA Memorial service has...

Funeral poverty discussed in UK Parliament
Funeral poverty was addressed in UK Parliament yesterday afternoon. Paul Maynard MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys secured the...

Have you organised your staff pension enrolment?
Automatic enrolment makes it compulsory for employers to automatically enrol their eligible workers into a pension scheme. Automatic enrolment...

New TV Series on Welsh Funeral Directors starts tonight
‘A Very Welsh Undertaking’ is a behind the scenes portrait of the modern Welsh funeral director and the funerals of...

SAIF Scotland Update on Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Bill
SAIF Scotland have received an update from Dr Simon Cuthbert-Kerr, Burial & Cremation Bill Team Leader. “The Burial and Cremation...

How can SAIF help your PR initiatives?
SAIF has recently engaged Genesis PR to raise awareness of the SAIF brand and to promote SAIF and its...

Update on Scottish Funeral Issues by SAIF Member Jim Brodie
Scottish Past President Jim Brodie of Brodies Funeral Services updates members on Scottish issues. You may know that Jim...

SAIF Members to appear in new TV series ‘A Very Welsh Undertaking’
‘A Very Welsh Undertaking’ is a behind the scenes portrait of the modern Welsh funeral director and the funerals of...
Online help with PAYE from HMRC
PAYE isn’t just about working out tax and National Insurance. What if your employee is having a baby, goes...

SAIF launches free support service for independent funeral directors
SAIF has launched a free counselling service for our 850 members across the UK. The scheme, called ‘SAIFSupport’, will provide...

Discover the future of post mortem examinations at SAIF’s Education Day
Over 200,000 deaths each year require further medical or legal investigation and the majority result in invasive post-mortem procedures,...
Warning to SAIF Members of Tax Refund Scam
SAIF Business Centre was contacted recently about a scam involving an apparent notice from HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC)....
The Small Business Act – what changes does it bring?
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act has now received Royal Assent and is expected to be implemented between October...

Number of donated organs falls for first time in 11 years
2014/15 saw more than 4,400 people in the UK have their lives saved or improved by an organ transplant but...

Join the SAIF Social Media Revolution!
Follow SAIF on Twitter SAIF has had the SAIF Twitter account @nationalsaif SAIF now for almost two years and...