Fewer working hours lost
Half of grieving employees do this admin during work hours. Doing it for them is the most direct way to give that time back.
For employers
A benefit for the weeks after the funeral
When someone on your team loses a parent or partner, compassionate leave covers the first few days. Then months of paperwork begin, and it follows them back to their desk. Solace takes that work off their plate.
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UK employees were bereaved in the past year: around 7.9 million workers.
57%
Would consider leaving an employer that didn't support them properly after a loss.
80%
Of people handling a death said the admin damaged their ability to do their job.
8%
Received any practical help from their employer with the administrative tasks.
A deeper relationship
The missing piece in your employee benefits
Compassionate leave and an EAP answer how someone feels. Almost nothing answers what they have to do.
Most employers offer around five days' leave. Settling an estate takes six to twelve months: dozens of organisations to notify, forms to complete, deadlines that carry personal liability. Half of grieving employees end up doing it during working hours.
Solace is the part nobody else covers. Showing up in the moment that matters most is the fastest way to earn real loyalty, and it's remembered long after a policy document is forgotten.
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The platform
What your employee actually gets
A comprehensive AI-powered platform that assists your employees throughout the whole process.
Estate of Margaret Hughes
Your plan
Progress38%
- Register the deathCompleted 4 March
- Order additional death certificates6 ordered
- Notify banks, pensions & utilities14 of 19 notified
- Value the estate for HMRCDue before probate
- Apply for the grant of probateWaiting on valuations
Estate of Margaret Hughes
Assets & liabilities
- Lloyds current accountFound in statements£8,240
- Aviva personal pensionRegistry match£96,500
- Halifax cash ISAYou added this£41,120
- Nationwide credit cardFound in statements−£1,180
2 possible policies found, confirm before we contact the provider
Estate of Margaret Hughes
Document hub
- Will (signed original).pdfWill
- Death certificate.jpgCertificate
- Grant of probate.pdfCourt
- Closing statement.pdfBank
Scanned, named
& filed for you
Estate of Margaret Hughes
Correspondence
- Lloyds BankNotification sentSort code confirmed · 12 March
- AvivaChased: 2nd reminderNo reply in 10 working days
- HMRCResponse receivedIHT reference issued
Needs your approval
Draft letter to Nationwide requesting closing balances and interest to date of death.
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Estate of Margaret Hughes
Ask Solace
Mum's house was in both her and Dad's names. Do we still need probate?
It depends how the property was held. If it was owned as joint tenants, it usually passes to the surviving owner outside the estate. If it was held as tenants in common, her share forms part of the estate and probate is often needed.
I can check the title register with HM Land Registry for you, shall I?
Source: GOV.UK, Applying for probateSource: HM Land Registry
General guidance based on official UK sources. Not legal advice: Solace will tell you when a solicitor is the right next step.
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What it means for you
Less time lost, and a benefit people remember
A shorter road back
41% take extra leave or cut their hours to manage an estate. Removing the workload removes much of the reason to.
Retention where it's cheapest
57% would consider leaving an employer that didn't support them after a loss. Replacing someone costs far more than supporting them.
Nothing for HR to administer
Your team refers the employee and steps back. No case management, no chasing, no becoming the middle-man in someone's family affairs.
Confidential by default
The relationship is between Solace and your employee. You see that the benefit was used, never what it was used for.
Simple to add
It sits alongside your existing EAP and bereavement policy rather than replacing anything. No integration work.