u/Awkward-Novel259

been wanting it, been thinking about it.

Hi everyone. I need some legal/career advice. I was an Aesthetic Nurse Trainee at a clinic in QC for less than a month. I’m a 4th-year nursing student, and they knew my schedule when they hired me.

The Situation:
• Termination: I was let go on April 23 after an evaluation. That same night, I had an emotional verbal argument with a staff member because of work pressure, but the management initially told me I was being removed due to "absences" and "not being mature enough."
• The Promise: Management explicitly promised me via chat that I would receive my pay for my rendered days (April 16-18, 20-21, 23) today, April 30.
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The Bait-and-Switch: Today, when I followed up, they suddenly said it would take 30-60 days per "company policy."

The "Contract": They are citing sections of a "Training Contract," but they never gave me a copy of it despite me asking.

The Retaliation: When I told them I would escalate this to DOLE, the manager messaged me saying my contract was ended due to "misconduct" and that I should stop contacting other employees.

My Questions:

1. Can a company legally withhold 5 days of earned wages for 60 days just because of an internal "policy" that wasn't in a contract I signed/received?
2. Does a claim of "misconduct" allow them to delay pay that was already promised for a specific date?
3. Since I was a "trainee" and not even probationary, does the "no employer-employee relationship" clause they are citing actually hold up in DOLE if I was doing actual clinic work?
   I’ve already drafted a SEnA request, but I want to know if I’m on the right track or if I should expect them to fight back using that "misconduct" claim. Any advice would be appreciated.

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