I was confronted by my new manager on Monday about why I find him offensive. He has been touching me, invading my space, been aggressive towards the younger women in my team. When I told him he dismissed it with "I've never heard such rubbish" so I ended the discussion and he went to the other office.
Next thing I know i'm asked by the office manager to write a statement regarding my serious allegations by lunchtime. Me and this manager were told to go home until process is complete.
Their HR is outsourced. They have only recently started to work with them to get procedures in place, since the company has grown rapidly. I wrote a statement and sent it. I had not raised it with anyone because I have been shut down for "moaning" many times in the past. The MD and the office manager interviewed the other 3 women during the afternoon.
History is I was signed off for work stress last August, and the company has done little in terms of their duty of care since. I was doing the work of 3, and they brought in 2 young inexperienced women to "help". My workload continued to be ridiculous. When I said I couldn't train people from scratch the MD told me that I couldn't call myself Lead then. He has said many tactless things besides.
So they brought in this creepy guy just before xmas. I find his behaviour disgusting.
I have so many other grievances against this company!
My immediate question is, should I postpone the grievance meeting tomorrow? My GP has signed me off with work stress. My concern is I'm very tearful and if I start crying in there I won't be able to speak.
Any advice please? I called the ACAS helpline but didn't find them helpful