By Sammie Jones-
Among some of the serious claims put towards him include Sir Philip calling women ‘sweetheart’, ‘darling’ or love’ instead of their names and also calling other female employees overweight.
He is also alleged to have crept up behind women in the corridors and touching staff members awkwardly.
Sir Phillips Green has been accused among other things, of going into meetings and asking whether there were any ‘naughty girls’ that ‘needed their bottoms slapped’. The billionaire businessman was exposed last week by Lord Cain, who used Parliamentary privilege to name him as the man who gagged The Daily Telegraph. He has also been accused of creeping up behind women in the corridors and touching women awkwardly. The 66 year old apparently operated a bullish regime in which he pressured female employees to kiss him on the cheek and often used his power and influence in making one of his employees walk with him holding his hands.
One allegation refers to an incident in which he used a pair of scissors to cut a lock of one of his female employee’s hair. The billionaire Tycoon who is currently at a Spa Resort in Arizona told the Sunday Mail:
””I’ m very, very, very upset. I’m being used as target practice when there is zero [evidence] that anyone has turned up with. It’s injuring my business, all the people potentially working in the business, and it’s injuring me and my family.’
Asked what his wife, Tina, thought of the allegations, he said: ‘Tina is horrified, she’s appalled that people are treating us like this. We all feel the same. It’s a horror story. Somebody can say whatever they like and people just follow you around, chasing you and harassing you.
‘I’ve been in business for more than 40 years. There has obviously from time to time been some banter, but as far as I’m concerned that’s never been offensive.
‘I’ve got a good relationship with all my staff. In all that time, until the recent issues, I’ve not had one litigation or complaint.
‘If anything I’ve said has caused offence, I’m happy to apologize. Nothing I’ve said was ever meant to be offensive.
‘Many people have worked for the family for many years and I’ve never had any problems.’
It is one thing to have no intention to upset anybody, and quite another thing to not actually upset somebody. The Tycoon billionaire clearly upset his accusers otherwise they wouldn’t be going to such lengths to expose him and take him to court. The married businessman should have operated very carefully ans sensitively, knowing fully well the power and influence his wealth and position in the business commands. He is now paying the emotional price for his conduct, one that could quite easily become a heavy legal price for him, not in terms of money, but more importantly, in terms of his reputation and any judicial consequences that may emerge from this case.
The case is ongoing, and Sir Phillip Green in theory remains innocent until proven guilty.