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Jul- 2016 -11 JulyCurrent Affairs
National Living Wage cut profits rather than jobs
Instead of cutting jobs, employers responded to the National Living Wage(NLW) by raising prices or reducing profits, according to a…
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11 JulyLatest News
Funeral director first to pledge commitment to Armed Forces
Funeral directors have become the first in the profession in the country to sign an Armed Forces Covenant, pledging to…
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7 JulyCurrent Affairs
New crematoria laws drafted
New rules for crematoria are currently being drafted following the baby ashes scandal, the government has said. Families were previously…
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7 JulyCurrent Affairs
Funeral director stole from charities
A Cheddar funeral director has admitted taking money that was donated in memory of loved ones and faking letters from…
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4 JulyCurrent Affairs
Co-op backs campaign to tackle rising funeral costs
Co-op Funeralcare are the first to sign up to the new enhanced Fair Funerals pledge by improving the way…
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Jun- 2016 -27 JuneCurrent Affairs
‘Unethical’ practices at crematorium
“Unethical and abhorrent practices” have been highlighted in a report at Aberdeen Crematorium, where babies were cremated with unrelated and…
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23 JuneCurrent Affairs
New Scottish president of SAIF announced
An Edinburgh based funeral director, Mark Porteous of Mark Porteous Funeral Directors, has been appointed as the new Scottish president…
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23 JuneCurrent Affairs
SAIF launches new webinars
SAIF has launched a new series of webinars to help those with busy schedules. The webinars are targeting at members…
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17 JuneCurrent Affairs
Hearse smashed into by bin lorry wheel
A funeral procession was disrupted when a bin lorry wheel flew up and smashed into a hearse. Scottish recycling firm,…
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13 JuneCurrent Affairs
Small businesses receiving the brunt of cyber crime
A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that small firms are unfairly carrying the cost…
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