REDACTED 2 - IC Petrojam Investigation - Recruitment and Parties October 18, 2019 final

Page 12 of 486 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 28. The interview records which were completed in relation to Mr. Clayton Smith revealed that the interview panel did not recommend him to be employed as an Instrument and Electrical Technician. 29. In the recruitment of certain specialized fields, Petrojam Limited utilises a number of aptitude tests in the recruitment process. The following tests include: English Comprehension, Arithmetic, Mental Ability 2 and Mechanical Comprehension. In relation to the mentioned aptitude tests which were administered on March 29, 2017, Mr. Clayton Smith scored below the desired grade of 75%. 30. The same aptitude tests were re-administered to Mr. Clayton Smith on April 10, 2017 and he again failed to obtain the score of 75%, with the exception of Mental Ability. 31. Notwithstanding the fact Mr. Clayton Smith was rejected by the interview panel and that he failed the competency tests with the exception of one of the Mental Ability Tests, he was employed to Petrojam Limited in the capacity of Instrument & Electrical Technician for a period of two (2) years. 32. It is not the usual practice of Petrojam Limited to re-administer aptitude tests to prospective employees. 33. Mrs. Claudia Ellis-Lindsay advised the DI that she was instructed by Mrs. Yolande Ramharrack to re-administer the competency tests to her brother, Mr. Clayton Smith. 34. Clause 14.2.2 of Petrojam Limited’s Recruitment Process Policy provides that the signatures of the Human Resource Development and Administration Manager, the relevant Department Manager and the ‘Managing Director’ must be affixed to the offer letter/employment contract. 2 The tests administered in the field of Mental Ability were undated.