u/JuggernautForeign98

I was being harassed at my job, please refer to this post I made.

I ended up quitting and cited personal issues, but the dentist who employed me is completely refusing to pay me. He first said that I was required to give him a notice of two weeks time before quitting, which I countered by saying that I hadn't completed my probation period, so I didn't have to give him that notice period. Second thing he said was that he didn't have me added as an employee on his payroll. I said I could still provide him with my SIN and he could still pay me, but he said he can't do that since it was in the past. I have a call recording of him where he's admitting to me working for 50+ hours within a span of 8 days with him, yet he's still refusing to pay me. I said I'd be taking legal action and also filing a complaint with the Ministry of Labor, and he hung up by saying, "Go ahead and do it."

I would also like to mention, that while I was working, I had myself gone up to him to give him my SIN, but instead of taking it, he started complaining of me not learning fast enough and dismissed me.

I'm a new immigrant to Canada, and I'm not sure what my options are, could anyone please tell me?

I recently started working as a dental assistant for a dentist in Canada. He told me it would be a “part-time” role, but it’s actually 6 hours a day, 6 days a week, and this week I worked 7 days straight for around 50 hours total.

This is my first job ever, so I genuinely didn’t know what was considered normal workplace behavior. The dentist expects me to learn extremely quickly because several experienced assistants are going on maternity leave, and he wants me to be at the same level as assistants who have been working with him for 2–20 years.

The issue is the way he treats me. He constantly yells at me in front of staff and patients. Some patients have even asked me if I’m okay and told him to be nicer to me. He brushes it off by saying he’s “just training” me. Today he yelled at me for almost 5 hours straight, and I ended up crying when I got home.

He handed out paychecks to everyone today except me and said he would “give mine later.” That made me really anxious because I’m considering quitting due to how badly I’m being treated, but I’m scared he’ll refuse to pay me if I leave.

My dad told me to quit because this environment sounds toxic, but I honestly don’t know what to do since this is my first job and I don’t know what’s normal or how to handle this professionally.

I guess I’m asking:

• Is this behavior normal in dental offices?

• How should I ask for my pay without creating conflict?

• If I quit, how can I make sure I still get paid for the hours I already worked?

• Has anyone dealt with something similar in healthcare/dental settings?

I’d really appreciate advice because I feel overwhelmed and inexperienced right now.