A screenshot of Yolande Ramharrack during a parliamentary committee meeting in July 2018.
Former Human Resource Manager at Petrojam Yolande Ramharrack was facing allegations of improper use of company funds, dishonesty and gross negligence which led to a disciplinary hearing.
The allegations were outlined in a letter dated August 24, 2018, a copy of which was obtained by The Gleaner.
The hearing by a three-member disciplinary panel chaired by Patrick Foster Q.C was set for September 10 – 14, 2018.
Ramharrack resigned last year November.
The department came weeks after the Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis, in a comprehensive audit of Petrojam, highlighted that Ramharrack breached employment policies and engaged in acts of nepotism.
In her report, Monroe Ellis said that her department found “instances where two individuals closely connected to employees of Petrojam were employed despite being rejected by the interviewing panel.
It was disclosed last week that Petrojam and Ramharrack agreed on a $9.2-million separation agreement that included a non-disclosure clause.
Here are the allegations against Ramharrack
- Utilising position at Petrojam to cause the improper use of the company’s funds and or resources
- Facilitating the improper use of the company’s funds and or resources with respect to the use of the company’s petty cash on or about December 19 and 20, 2017.
- Facilitating the improper use of the company’s funds and or resources with respect to the holding of a party held at Half Moon on or about January 8, 2018.
- Facilitating the improper use of the company’s funds and or resources with respect to the holding of a party held at the Palmyra Palms on or about September 19, 2017.
- Dishonesty in that she failed to give a true report of her involvement in the arrangements for the party held at Half Moon Hotel on or about January 8, 2018 when she was required to do so.
- Dishonesty in that she failed to give a true report of her involvement in the arrangements for the party held at Palmyra Palms on or about September 19, 2017 when she was required to do so.
- Failing to discharge duties as the Human Resource Development and Administration Manager in facilitating the breaching of the company’s policies and/or benefitted from several breaches of the company’s policies.
- Gross negligence and/or incompetence in that she failed to ensure compliance with several of the company’s policies.
- Pursuing interests which were in conflict of with the interest of the company in that she participated in breaching the company’s policies and/or benefited from several breaches of the Company’s policies.
- Dishonesty in that she failed to give a true report of the breach of the Education Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement policy when she was required to do so and in a circumstance when the said breach benefited her.
- Breaching or facilitating the breach of the recruitment policy and/or employment policy and/or established procedure and by so doing causing the employment of a relative Mr Clayton Smith and or entering into a contract for a period longer than that what had been approved by the Ministry of Finance.
- Dishonesty in that she failed to give a true report about the circumstances which led to the hiring of a relative Mr Clayton Smith.
- Gross negligence and/or incompetence in that she executed employment letters in clear breach of the recruitment and/or employment policy.
- Gross negligence and/or incompetence in hiring Michon Bell in contravention of the recruitment policy and/or entering into a contract for a period longer than that what had been approved by the Ministry of Finance.
- Gross negligence and/or incompetence in hiring Olivier Cole in contravention of the recruitment policy.
- Gross negligence and/or incompetence in that she failed to secure the personnel file for Mr Delroy Brown.
- Gross negligence and/or incompetence with respect to the handling of the situation concerning the missing personnel file for Mr. Delroy Brown.
- Gross negligence and/or incompetence by failing to comply with the procurement procedure for the engagement of Dorothy Grant as counsellor for Petrojam.
- Discharged her duties in a negligent and/or incompetent manner to the detriment of the company.
A screenshot of Yolande Ramharrack during a parliamentary committee meeting in July 2018.
A document tabled in Parliament late Tuesday afternoon has revealed that Petrojam’s former human resource manager Yolande Ramharrack was paid a separation package of $13.37 million.
This is $4.17 million more than the $9.2 million the government had disclosed last week.
The statement tabled today also detailed the items that made up the separation package.
It included an incentive payment in the amount of $2.749 million although Ramharrack scored 47 per cent on her appraisal and had 19 disciplinary charges against her.
Normal termination entitlements:
Performance incentive 2017-2018 – $2.749 million
Vacation pay (Four days unused) – $232,605
One-off turn around incentive – $75,000
Company additional savings – $468,475
Salary recoverable (November 23 -30) – (-$313,304)
Total: $3.213 million
PLUS
Negotiated settlement:
Eight months salary ($1.131 million x 8) – $9.051 million
Traveling allowance – $1.111
Total: $10.162 million
GRAND TOTAL BEFORE TAX AND DEDUCTIONS: $13.375 million
In addition to under-stating the gross figure, the government did not indicate that outstanding loans and other obligations had been deducted.
Statutory deductions
NIS – $3,125
NHT – $245,256
Education tax – $275,842
PAYE – $3,646, 652
Total: $4.170 million
Outstanding loans and other obligations:
Motor car loan – $5.315 million
Car rental – $33,660
Vacation advance – $9,999
Petrol – $11,174
Total: $5.67 million
The Government, through Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Sancia Bennett Templer, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, had told lawmakers that Ramharrack received around $9.2 million gross payment and after deductions, took home just over $4 million.
The breakdown:
$13.37 million – total settlement package
-$ 4.17 million – statutory deductions
-$ 5.67 million – outstanding loans and obligations
ACTUAL PAYOUT: $4.19 million (including refunded savings of $1.09 million)
This woman was flossing so hard on IG wid di ppl of Jamaica money. Arthritis in her knees is a muss fi how she wuck dem out to get ahead.
So much money and she can’t buy a proper wig. KMT.
With all that money, she couldn’t invest in a better wig/weave instead of that mop pon her head.
bwoy metty how u pressure Andrew sweet heart suh? u not doing anything wrong still. its about time some of these corrupted public servant start getting name and shame and go to jail for they wrong doings
This is a National disgrace!!She should have been made to pay back the $millions she swindled,rather than being given even more $millions as reward for her shenanigans!!Obviously she’s got some government men literally by the balls!
Old strumpets know dem always haffi hab dem insurance well set. She does look like di type who keep a likkel black book and all recordings. She has a devious aura bout har. She look like she loves nobody and nobody is her friend.