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Page 170 of 486 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 “ I gave Ms. Ramharrack a Temporary Employment Contract to sign and she instructed me to remove the other signatories as it was not necessary for the General Manager to sign .” 51 (DI Emphasis) Additionally, Mrs. Nordia Sandford, by way of a statement dated August 23, 2018, stated, inter alia , the following: “ …Mrs. Ellis-Lindsay informed me that Ms. Ramharrack had instructed her to remove all other signatories on temporary employment contracts as it was not necessary. She (Mrs. Ellis- Lindsay) stated that this has been the practice since she assumed the office the Manager, Human Resource Development & Administration. Based on the employment policy, all employment contracts must be signed by the General Manager. As practice, supervisors are also required to sign the contract; as a means of endorsing the employment of the candidate . ” 52 (DI Emphasis) At this juncture, the DI highlights the following provisions of its Recruitment Process Policy: “ The signatures of the Manager HR&D, relevant Department Manager and the Managing Director must be affixed to the offer letter .” 53 (DI Emphasis) 51 Statement dated August 23, 2018 signed by Mrs. Claudia Ellis-Lindsay, Human Resource Development Officer. 52 Statement dated August 23, 2018 signed by Mrs. Nordia Sandford, then Human Resource Development Officer. 53 Clause 14.2.2 of the Recruitment Process Policy of Petrojam Limited which was made effective January 2005.