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

Page 171 of 486 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 In accordance with the terms of his contract, Mr. Smith’s remuneration was in the amount of $2,214,502.00 per year subject to the required statutory deductions. Based upon the terms of his employment contract as well as the contents of his personnel file he received medical insurance, group life insurance plan, gas key and subsidized meals from the canteen. Further, Mrs. Ramharrack, in her evidence to the DI, indicated that the policy guidelines of Petrojam Limited encompass the hiring of relatives and that the decision to hire same is at the discretion of the General Manager. She provided, inter alia , the following: “ CHAIRMAN: ….Does the policy of Petrojam encompass the hiring of any family or relatives? A Yes, sir. Q What does the policy speak to of the hiring of family or relative? A It speaks to the hiring -- trying to remember what it says- it speaks to the decision to hire is at the discretion of the General Manager. The General Manager may approve the hiring, in a nutshell. Q For family? A Yes, sir. Q For persons related to persons who work at Petrojam? A Yes, sir; because we have a lot of cases like that. ” 54 The DI notes with emphasis the following clause of Petrojam Limited’s Employment Policy which was made effective January 2008: “ EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES The Company may, in its absolute discretion, consider employment applications of employees’ relatives, excluding spouses (formal or 54 Transcript of hearing held on August 20, 2018 involving Mrs. Yolande Ramharrack. Page 47.