REDCLIFFE MP Scott Driscoll allegedly demeaned young female staff working for him at the retailers' peak body he ran before he was elected.

It has been alleged he subjected them to sexist remarks and forced one to record her menstrual cycle on an office calendar.

The allegations will raise serious questions about LNP vetting procedures for prospective MPs, with former staff at the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association detailing Mr Driscoll's treatment of them.

LNP insiders say Mr Driscoll had been a "walk-up" for preselection for the seat because of his media profile.

Amy Ellingworth, who worked as Mr Driscoll's personal assistant in 2009 when she was 21, filed a Workcover claim for sexual harassment over Mr Driscoll's behaviour.

According to Ms Ellingworth's claim, Mr Driscoll had told her "that all women should have fake breasts, and it should go under the muscle".

She told The Courier-Mail Mr Driscoll had fired her after he discovered a diary in her office in which she had noted his offensive remarks.

"He would make horrible comments about a strip club that used to be across the road ... and he would make comments about having strippers in for Friday drinks," she said.

Ms Ellingworth, who suffers from endometriosis, said Mr Driscoll had made her mark a calendar with the likely dates of her period after she told him she might suffer pain at those times because of the condition.

She later dropped her Workcover claim because she had fallen pregnant.

"I was very young at the time, but the doctor told me it might be my only chance to have a baby," she said.

"I didn't need the stress."

Mr Driscoll last night would not comment except to say that "the claim was withdrawn".

"It would be highly unfair to publish this on that basis," he said.

A statement provided at the time on Ms Ellingworth's behalf by another female staffer described Mr Driscoll making "sexually explicit references" in her presence including "descriptions of items sold in the adult shop that was located across the road ... and his desire to convert our offices into a strip club for important male clients to visit and discuss business matters".

Alex Macmillan, another of Mr Driscoll's PAs, said he had made her put on a cowboy hat he kept in his office, made "a chauvinistic remark" and then took photos of her.

In an email sent in December 2009, former senior staffer Ken Murphy raised concerns about high staff turnover, warning that despite the organisation having only five full-time staff roles, 20 people had left in the previous 12 months.

Kylii Hobson, who worked at the QRTSA from February 2003 to August 2007, said that there had been issues with staff turnover.