Gangmaster Xltech Recruitment, based in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, has been fined by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) for supplying workers to an East Kilbride bakery without a GLA licence.

The firm pleaded guilty at Airdrie Sheriff Court and were sentenced to pay a fine of £1,000, reduced from £1,500 due to their early admission of guilt.

Ian Japp, GLA’s head of enforcement responsible for Scotland, says: “Xltech Recruitment broke the law and have got their just desserts. This prosecution emphasises that we are determined to deal with any business who thinks they can get away with trading illegally in the GLA’s sectors.”