Retail manager Boualem Guerbi is being sued , along with Barker shoes ' , by two saleswomen . The 'sex-obsessed ' boss at one of Britain 's most exclusive shoemakers hired only 'beautiful girls with nice bodies ' – and then molested them , a tribunal heard yesterday . Boualem Guerbi , 60 , allegedly forced saleswomen to sit on his lap , tried to hug and kiss them , told them about visiting a nudist beach and bragged about receiving sexual offers from strangers . The married father-of-two made advances to a string of attractive recruits at Barker Shoes , which has made luxury footwear since 1880 , and froze out those who dared to spurn him , the tribunal heard . Mr Guerbi even stripped to the waist in front of staff at the brand 's flagship store in Regent Street , London , it is alleged . Mehrnoosh Bolhasani , 46 , and Agnese Avota , 29 , claim they were among his victims . Miss Bolhasani wept as she told the tribunal that he sexually assaulted her in his office and forced a female colleague to sit on his lap . Miss Bolhasani , manager of the Regent Street store , said Mr Guerbi had favourites among the 'eye candy ' he hired but that his 'rampant sexual attentions ' towards female staff were ignored by Barker , which sells leather shoes for as much as £470 . She claimed she was 'subjected to repeated acts of sexual touching and harassment by Mr Guerbi ' after joining Barker in 2010 , beginning with him trying to hug her in the shop 's kitchen while he was topless . She said : 'Subsequently , he often told me about his body , how good he looked and how fit he was for his age . He often told me stories about how girls approached him to talk to him and make him sexual offers . I found his conversation disturbing . ' Miss Bolhasani said he also told her about a nudist beach he had discovered , adding : 'He insisted on telling me in detail about the naked people he saw there , and how they looked while they played ball . ' I had thought he was a family man and had respected him . Now I realised he was obsessed with sex . ' Mehrnoosh Bolhasani , 46 , left , and Agnese Avota , 29 , right , pictured outside the employment tribunal where they are suing both Barker Shoes ' and manager Boualem Guerbi . Miss Bolhasani claimed that in May 2012 , retail manager Mr Guerbi assaulted her after telling her the rest of the staff hated her . She broke down in tears as she described the alleged incident to the Central London Employment Tribunal yesterday and could not go on . But in a witness statement , she said : 'He pulled me to him forcibly and put my legs between his . 'He pulled my face towards him and tried to kiss me . I just managed to get out . I felt traumatised . ' She claimed Mr Guerbi again tried to hug her in a staff room in June 2013 . She said : ' I pushed him back . I was now really scared . ' She claimed she complained to her bosses that Mr Guerbi just employs 'beautiful girls with nice bodies ' and said she was told that was why she had been hired . Miss Bolhasani also told how Miss Avota broke down in tears at work over Mr Guerbi 's behaviour . She said : 'One day he held her face in his hands and tried to kiss her . She was shocked and tried to free herself … From that point I understood his attitude to her changed and he treated her unfairly . ' I know he approached other girls and those who refused his sexual approaches fared badly . ' Mehrnoosh Bolhasani , 46 , and Agnese Avota , 29 , met Guerbi when they worked at Barker 's flagship store on London 's Regent Street , pictured . Guerbi , who hid his face as he left the tribunal , denies the pairs 'hurtful ' allegations . The two women are each suing Barker and Mr Guerbi for sexual harassment , sex discrimination and victimisation . Iranian Miss Bolhasani is claiming race discrimination after Mr Guerbi allegedly ranted that 'bloody Iranians are all aggressive ' . Latvian Miss Avota is also claiming sexual orientation discrimination after Mr Guerbi allegedly told colleagues he thought she was a lesbian when she cut her hair . Miss Bolhasani , of East Dulwich , south-east London , still works for the firm but is off with stress , while Miss Avota , of Hampstead , north-west London , resigned in July 2013 . Algeria-born Mr Guerbi , who is a British national , strongly denies the 'hurtful ' allegations . Barker is also vigorously denying the claims . Mr Guerbi admits hugging Miss Bolhasani but says that in his culture hugs and kisses on the cheek are a 'common courtesy ' . He denies ever embracing Miss Avota , saying she was an 'introvert ' who would not have liked it . He also insists he never accused her of being a lesbian . Company chiefs interviewed both women over their complaints but did not uphold their grievances . The tribunal continues . Miss Bolhasani , right , broke down and wept as she told the tribunal how Mr Guerbi sexually assaulted her in his office and forced a female colleague to sit on his lap . Miss Avota , left , alleges that the retail manager repeatedly tried to hug and kiss her .
Boualem Guerbi is the retail manager of luxury shoe brand Barker Shoes ' He is accused of hiring only 'eye candy ' saleswomen for its flagship store . The married father-of-two was alleged to have been 'sex obsessed ' It was claimed he made repeated unwanted advances towards recruits . Tribunal hears bosses allegedly turned a blind eye to his harassment . Agnese Avota , 46 and Mehrnoosh Bolhasani , 29 , suing retailer and Guerbi . They claim sexual harassment , sex discrimination and victimisation .