Donna Baillie, who was employed as an office worker at Wheatley, was able to get hold of vouchers issued by the social landlord to assist tenants with pre-payment meters during the Covid pandemic.

The vouchers, which were to be claimed at supermarkets, were sent to residents’ mobile phones to top up pre-paid fuel cards. In exceptional circumstances, the vouchers could be exchanged for money.

Ms Baillie and Stephen Kelly, who was a driver for Wheatley contractor City Building, were seen on a number of occasions on CCTV cashing the vouchers in for themselves at supermarkets across Glasgow in January 2022.

Ms Baillie and Mr Kelly were sacked immediately from their roles at Wheatley Group.

The duo pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to embezzling £25,000 from the company.

Sheriff Lesley Dowdalls ordered the pair to pay £5,000 each in compensation to their former employers.

They were sentenced to 270 hours of unpaid work and put under supervision for two years.

Ms Baillie and Mr Kelly were further tagged for six months keeping them indoors between 7pm and 6am.