I have a client who has been making a staff member feel very uncomfortable.
she goes to his house, stays outside on the door step to pick something up. Then returns that thing a few hours later.
she says he opens the door and looks at her legs. Then as she walks off he watches her walk off. Today she said she just wanted to pull her coat down to cover herself up. And she cried when she returned.
this week he made a comment about the downward dog yoga position which she felt was strange.
I did that part of her job for her today and the interaction was absolutely normal. Not saying this because I disbelieve her but I feel it strengthens what she is saying actually. She is considerably younger than I am. If he acted like that taught me, I would undoubtably call him out on it there and then. So I feel he’s taking advantage of her lack of confidence and vulnerability almost.
obviously I am going to drop this client, and upon speaking to other people in my industry I have found out he has actually used someone else before which he never told me and he had been very rude to her when she let them go due to a payment issue.
So naturally, I am not feeling confident about what to say to this guy. I can make up another excuse why I can no longer work with him but part of me feels like he should know how he made my employee feel.
She is worried there will be comeuppance on my business if he is essentially accused of being a pervert, but that is something I am absolutely not concerned about whatsoever. And I don’t think it will happen and if it does, I’ll be fully supported by a whole array of people. And I’ll inform his wife.
So my question is and I’m posting here for traffic, how would you deal with this?