Recruitment worker steals thousands from clients

An employee at a recruitment consultancy has been diverting thousands of pounds by stealing holiday pay from clients, a court has heard.

Leanna Draper, an employee at First Choice recruitment in Middlesbrough, seemingly swindled over £4,000 from contract workers by claiming their annual leave pay. Jobseekers who used the agency to find work were entitled to half a day of holiday every week, however, since many of the clients were on short-term contracts, they never took their entitled pay.