A former worker at a care home in Richmond claims two female co-workers made up allegations of sexual assault because he had previously complained about the standard of their work, a court has heard.

Kayode Adebayo, 54, is charged with four counts of sexual assault against two women, with the alleged incidents all said to have taken place at Greville House care home, where they were all employees.

The two women claim Mr Adebayo touched them inappropriately while alone in residents’ bedrooms, a residents’ bathroom or in the lift.

One alleged victim said Mr Adebayo offered to show her where the trolley for tea rounds was kept in the ground floor kitchen.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said once they got in the lift to go from the second floor to the ground floor, Mr Adebayo touched her.

She said: “He pushed the button to take us to the ground floor and when the doors shut, he pushed himself up against me at the back of the lift.

“He put one arm across my chest to pull me against the back of the lift and he used his other hand to rub up against my thigh towards my bum.”

Asked by prosecutor Edward Franklin what her reaction was, the woman said: “At first I was in shock because it is not something you expect to happen and then I shoved him away.

“He was on the other side of the lift and just stood there. He had no emotion on his face and stood there without saying a word.”

The woman told the court because she was new to the job, she did not immediately report the incident because she was not sure if she “would be taken seriously” and “did not want to cause trouble”.

Another worker at the care home, Dianna Mighty, told the court she was contacted by another colleague, who said she had been sexually assaulted twice by Mr Adebayo.

Ms Mighty said: “[The alleged victim] said that she had been locked in one of the rooms by Kayode and he had touched her breast and put his hand in between her legs.

“She pushed him off after a few seconds, unlocked the door and ran out the room.”

The court also heard the following day, Mr Adebayo allegedly approached the same woman in a bathroom and grabbed her from behind.

The alleged incidents were reported in 2013 and Care UK, which owns the home, began an internal investigation, during which time Mr Adebayo was suspended.

The women went to the police in June 2013 when the investigation had concluded and Mr Adebayo was later charged.

He denies the charges against him and said the women made up the allegations because they were angry he had raised concerns about their performance at work with managers.

Mr Adebayo told the court in one instance, he asked Ms Mighty and one of the alleged victims for help using a hoist, but they allegedly refused, leaving him to do the work himself.

The court later heard Mr Adebayo was reprimanded for using the hoist on his own.

When the specifics of each allegations were put to him, Mr Adebayo denied them all and repeatedly responded “no my lord”.

He also denied locking a bedroom door and ever being alone in a lift with the second alleged victim.

During cross-examination, Mr Franklin said: “You like making up stories about how these women did not do their job properly. You say [alleged victim] has made up the story in the lift. What reason do you say she has for making up an allegation of sexual assault against you?”

Mr Adebayo said it was because he had given her bad feedback about the way she carried out her job and claimed other colleagues did not want to work with her.

Mr Franklin questioned why Mr Adebayo had not asked managerial staff at the care home to give evidence in court if they had allegedly been informed of complaints about the victims and Ms Mighty to which he responded he could not contact staff at the care home because of his bail conditions.

The jury has retired and is expected to return their verdict tomorrow morning.