A care worker who subjected a young female colleague to a campaign of sexual harassment has been struck off.
Richard McLelland asked the woman if she had a boyfriend during her first training shift and then told her his penis was so big she 'wouldn't be able to handle it'.
He later asked the woman, known only as AA, to sit on his knee but when she declined the offer, he told her 'you're so cheeky I want to bang you, oh no I meant batter' while the pair were supposed to be caring for a resident.
McLelland also told a resident his colleague was a 'good looking lass' and tickled her and placed her in a headlock as they worked as care assistants at a home in Glasgow.
He repeatedly told the woman he would kiss her if she did not stop being 'cheeky' and then said 'I better back off, I'm twice your age'.
The woman reported McLelland to horrified managers at the HC-One Oval centre and an investigation was launched.
McLelland was hauled before the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) who ruled they had no option but to boot him out of the profession for a string of wrongdoing between January and August 2019.
They said he had shown no remorse or insight into his behaviour and presented a risk to female colleagues and service users.
McLelland, of Glasgow, had been employed in the care sector since 2000.
In a written ruling, the SSSC said: "You engaged in a pattern of unprofessional and disrespectful behaviour targeted towards AA, a younger, female colleague.
"You asked AA inappropriate questions about her personal life and made rude, sexual, and suggestive comments and threats towards AA which were unmerited and unwanted.
"You asked AA if she had a boyfriend, talked about having a large penis and how she wouldn't be able to handle it and repeatedly asked AA to sit on your knee.
"On numerous occasions you threatened to kiss AA by saying 'if you keep being this cheeky I am going to kiss you' or words to that effect. Threatening a colleague with a kiss is inappropriate and disrespectful."
They added: "Your repeated, unwanted, and offensive physical and verbal contact was persistently targeted at a female colleague for your sexual gratification and your actions were sexually motivated.
"Your behaviour took place in the workplace where your colleague was entitled to feel safe from inappropriate, sexualised behaviour. Such behaviour is attitudinal in nature and raises concerns over your values.
"Your repeated behaviour violated your colleague's dignity and created a humiliating and offensive workplace environment.
"Your colleague was entitled to feel safe in her place of work and have her dignity respected, rather than being harassed by you on multiple occasions.
"Your behaviour amounted to harassment and an abuse of trust."
A spokesperson for HC-One said: "The safety, health and wellbeing of those who live and work in our homes are our top priorities. The type of behaviour exhibited by Mr McLelland goes against our values and expectations as the Kind Care Company, and as such we fully support the decision of the SSSC.
"Immediately upon concerns being raised about Mr McLelland’s behaviour, we suspended him while we launched a thorough internal investigation. As noted by the SSSC report, Mr McLelland was ultimately dismissed and no longer works for HC-One in any capacity.
"We will always support action being taken against anyone who falls short of the values and high standards we expect across our homes, which we work hard to ensure are safe, kind environments for all our teams.”
