Monthly Archives: January 2018
New SAIF probationary membership grade
SAIF now has a new category ‘Probation Membership’, which is open for funeral directors who have less than the...
Information for SAIF Members: Parish fees for 2018 available here
For SAIF members who missed the previous post, you can find information on parochial fees for 2018 in English...
Book your places for SAIF’s AGM at Brighton from 9th to 11th March
SAIF’s AGM Banquet Weekend will take place at the Grand Hotel, Brighton from 9th to 11th March, with a...
Hospice funeral services could put unnecessary stress on bereaved families, funeral directors warn
A national scheme that encourages hospices to provide funeral services to those in their care could potentially undermine their...
SAIF members can now offer bereavement counselling to their clients
SAIF Care is a bereavement counselling service which SAIF members can offer to clients who are struggling to cope with the...
SAIF Full Member in Gwynedd
SAIF has received an application from a funeral director with branches in Bangor & Porthmadog, Gwynedd Please log onto...
SAIF Full Member in Dorridge, West Midlands
SAIF has received an application from a funeral director in Dorridge, West Midlands. Please log onto the members area...
How can funeral directors support people bereaved by suicide?
By Sarah Bates, Executive Lead of the Support after Suicide Partnership The Support after Suicide Partnership is the UK’s...
Changes to funeral expenses payments – update for SAIF Members
SAIF has learnt this update from the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) regarding funeral expenses payments. The amount...
World Cancer Day 2018 is 4th February
World Cancer Day is a truly global event which takes place every year on 4th February. It aims to save...
Warning to SAIF Members: avoid Captain Joe’s scam
SAIF highlighted several times during 2017 the email about the captain of a fishing vessel whose wife had passed away...
Brahms Electric Vehicles is creating hearses for the future
Brahms Electric Vehicles is the UK’s first and only electric hearse manufacturer and is a new Associate Member of...
SAIF AGM Banquet Weekend – book accommodation and activities now
We’re really looking forward to SAIF’s 2018 AGM and Banquet Weekend at The Grant Hotel in Brighton from 9th to...
Items for sale by SAIF Members
Are you a SAIF funeral director and have a vehicle or equipment that you wish to sell? You are...
Reduce sickness days with Wellbeing days – advice from SAIF HR Resource Centre
This information is sourced from: Tips & Advice Personnel Research suggests that over 39 million working days were lost...
Are you a SAIF Member who would like to be nominated for the Executive Committee?
If you would like to be proposed for a position on the National Executive Committee, please ask a SAIF member...
SAIF Associate Member (Belfast & St Helens)
SAIF has received an application from an associate with offices in Belfast & St Helens. Please log onto the...
HMRC Help with tax returns for small businesses
Her Majesty’s Revenue Collection (HMRC) has a variety of useful online support if you need help with your tax...
SAIF Full Member in Denham, Buckinghamshire
SAIF has received an application from a funeral director in Denham, Buckinghamshire. Please log onto the members area and...
Foundation for Infant Loss Training is holding a bereavement photography session
The Foundation for Infant Loss Training has been working with bereaved families for over a decade. In 2017 they were...
Paul Allcock considers the challenges facing SAIF members in 2018 in this month’s blog.
A happy new year to all. As we enter 2018, it would appear that the challenges facing independent funeral...
Important update for SAIF Members – Changes to electronic transmission of cremation forms
We recently updated SAIF Members about the Cremation (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 from the Ministry of Justice...
SAIF Full Member (Branches in Suffolk & Norfolk)
SAIF has received an application from a funeral director with branches in Suffolk & Norfolk. Please log onto the...
GDPR Webinar for SAIF Members on 10th January
SAIF Members are welcome to attend this online seminar on 10th January from 2pm to 3pm which will cover:...
Church of England Parochial fees for 2018
The Church of England Parochial fees for 2018 are available here.
Scam warning: fake Google Adwords
SAIF was contacted by a Member warning about a company pretending to call from Google Adwords threatening that the...
SAIF Members’ webinar on GDPR on 10th January: extra places available
SAIF Members are welcome to attend this online seminar on 10th January from 2pm to 3pm which will cover:...
How will the GDPR affect your pre-paid funerals business? Webinar on 10th January for SAIF Members.
SAIF Members are welcome to attend this online seminar on 10th January from 2pm to 3pm which will cover:...
HR advice for SAIF Members on Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme
Happy New Year to SAIF Members from all of us at SAIF Business Centre. At the beginning of the...
