Recruitment agency manager steals £8,000 from employer
8 August 2014
David Howard of Millroyd Mill, Brighouse, admitted one charge of theft from Prime Time Recruitment in Lockwood Park, Huddersfield, and one of concealing criminal property.
Fri, 8 Aug 2014David Howard of Millroyd Mill, Brighouse, admitted one charge of theft from Prime Time Recruitment in Lockwood Park, Huddersfield, and one of concealing criminal property.
Paul Nicholson, prosecuting, told Leeds Crown Court that the theft involved 43 transactions totalling £8,477.91, according to The Huddersfield Examiner.
Judge Tom Bayliss QC said he was a man “of otherwise impeccable character”, when sentencing, adding: “You worked for Prime Time Recruitment for many years, in 2012 you were promoted to branch manager, apparently that coincided with marital difficulties. You got yourself both into an emotionally fragile state and also into financial difficulties and as a result you stole from your employer.”
In a statement made to recruiter.co.uk, Prime Time Recruitment said: "We are naturally disappointed that after many years of service with Prime Time Recruitment, Howard committed this offence.
“The company [Prime Time Recruitment] launched an investigation into financial irregularities which had been identified via our internal management controls, which led to Howard leaving the business with immediate effect and the matter being referred to the police.
“As a result of the incident, we have further reviewed the controls in place across the business to prevent such incidents from reoccurring"
Howard was given a 12-month community order with a medium level activity requirement and 200 hours unpaid work.
David Howard worked for Prime Time Recruitment for around seven years and was promoted to branch manager in May 2012.
An investigation was launched after payments were made into four bank accounts, which were found to belong to Howard, his mother, his father and niece.
Paul Nicholson, prosecuting, told Leeds Crown Court that the theft involved 43 transactions totalling £8,477.91, according to The Huddersfield Examiner.
Judge Tom Bayliss QC said he was a man “of otherwise impeccable character”, when sentencing, adding: “You worked for Prime Time Recruitment for many years, in 2012 you were promoted to branch manager, apparently that coincided with marital difficulties. You got yourself both into an emotionally fragile state and also into financial difficulties and as a result you stole from your employer.”
In a statement made to recruiter.co.uk, Prime Time Recruitment said: "We are naturally disappointed that after many years of service with Prime Time Recruitment, Howard committed this offence.
“The company [Prime Time Recruitment] launched an investigation into financial irregularities which had been identified via our internal management controls, which led to Howard leaving the business with immediate effect and the matter being referred to the police.
“As a result of the incident, we have further reviewed the controls in place across the business to prevent such incidents from reoccurring"
Howard was given a 12-month community order with a medium level activity requirement and 200 hours unpaid work.
David Howard worked for Prime Time Recruitment for around seven years and was promoted to branch manager in May 2012.
An investigation was launched after payments were made into four bank accounts, which were found to belong to Howard, his mother, his father and niece.
