DEAR DEIDRE: EVERY day I worry about my girlfriend when she leaves for work.
Her boss is a total creep and I can’t help but fear what he’ll do next.
I’m 37, my girlfriend is 34 and we’ve been together for four years.
She works for a marketing firm and her boss is a man in his 60s.
Since the day she started, he has always made her feel slightly uncomfortable, but recently things have escalated.
She very often notices him gawking at her from across the office and he’s never shy about making passing comments about her appearance.
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On one occasion he made a comment about wanting to “work her hard”.
Just last week she came home in tears after he had purposely brushed his hand over her leg.
I’ve begged her to report him but she keeps telling me that she’s afraid of losing her job. I can’t stand the thought of him near her every day. I’m worried sick.
DEIDRE SAYS: His behaviour is completely inappropriate and needs to be challenged.
It’s important that you talk to her again.
Tell her how worried you are and stress the importance of talking to her HR department, to get advice on how to handle this.
If she’s still too concerned to take this any further, she can contact Acas (www.acas.org.uk, 0300 123 1100), which provides free, confidential advice on workplace issues.
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