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

Page 160 of 486 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 one I know that we are usually very focused to make sure that these are included in it. [IC OFFICER] : Miss Ramharrack, are you aware of the person who made the recommendation for the hiring of Mr. Clayton Smith? A Aware of the person who made the recommendation- Q To the General Manager for the hiring of Mr. Clayton Smith? A I am not aware that there was a recommendation. Q Describing the process just now you said that the Manager, the HR officer would have made a recommendation subsequent to the completion -- A No, I was just giving you a general. Q Right. So I am asking you for that process. A No, I don't know. I only know that I would have stated to the Panel -- HR officer, let me not say Panel because I didn't know who the other persons were, but I did say to the HR officer who would have sat on it to say that Clayton Smith is -- and she would have seen that in the employment -- in the form that he would completed, the Application Form. Q Would it be usual for the HR Manager to make a recommendation for the hiring of staff in general to the General Manager?