Delegation of Ministerial authority to sign Deeds of Assignment on behalf of the States of Jersey under the Temporary Insolvency Payments Scheme.

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A decision made (03/06/2009) regarding: Delegation of Ministerial authority to sign Deeds of Assignment on behalf of the States of Jersey under the Temporary Insolvency Payments Scheme.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2009-0032
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Delegated power legal assignment 2Jun09		Date of Decision Summary:	2 June 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Kate Morel, Policy Principal		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Kate Morel, Policy Principal
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Delegation of Ministerial authority to sign Deeds of Assignment on behalf of the States of Jersey under the Temporary Insolvency Payments Scheme.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to delegate to Deputy A.E. Jeune the authority to sign Deeds of Assignment (legal agreements) on behalf of the States of Jersey during a period of his absence from the Island.
Reason(s) for Decision: An employee who qualifies under the Temporary Insolvency Scheme to a compensatory payment in lieu of their statutory period of notice on termination of employment (as set out in the Minister’s Report to the States - R.44/2009), must sign a legal document which will assign their right to the payment to the States, via the Minister for Social Security. This means that the States will take on the employee’s claim to the notice payment and will pursue the claim as a creditor when the proceeds of any remaining assets of the company are distributed amongst the creditors. The Minister is out of the Island from 4 to 25 June 2009. To avoid undue delay in making payments to these employees, the authority has been delegated during this period.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Deputy A.E. Jeune will sign deeds of assignment as required during the Minister’s absence.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):