Monthly Archives: August 2020
CMA Provisional Decision Report update
Thank you to members who contacted the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) about extending the deadline for responding to...
The future of YOUR independent funeral business is at stake.
Dear Member, We need your urgent help. Following publication of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Provisional Decision Report (“PDR”),...
HSE tools for safe working during Covid-19
The Health & Safety Executive has provided a huge range of resources to help employers keep their staff safe...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme changes from 1st September
This information is from Her Majesty’s Revenues & Collections: From 1 September Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will pay 70%...
Prospective new member in Mid Glamorgan
SAIF has received an application from a prospective new member based in Miskin, Mid Glamorgan. .Please log onto the...
SAIF – a cautious welcome for the CMA’s provisional decision report
SAIF has cautiously welcomed today’s Provisional Decision Report summary from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on its funerals...
Matthew Gallagher Achievement Award
The Independent Funeral Directors’ (IFD) College is pleased to announce a new annual award, the Matthew Gallagher Achievement Award....
Coronavirus job retention scheme
Information from Her Majesty’s Revenues & Collections Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1st August mean that...
Prospective new member in Lancashire
SAIF has received an application from a prospective new member based in Lancashire with a branch in Lytham St...
A huge thank you to funeral directors
SAIF thanks Paul Allcock for his thoughts on his experiences of the profession in recent months. Paul is SAIF’s...
Face coverings change for English funeral directors 8/8/20
From 8th August, funeral directors’ premises and places of worship in England will no longer be exempt from the requirement...