During this period, legal proceedings to claim unpaid amounts will be suspended and the Agency can continue to operate.

Last April, hundreds of security guards employed by Neptune went unpaid as the company quietly closed its doors, a decision that deprived it of significant government contract revenue.

According to a letter obtained by Radio-Canada from Neptune’s attorney, the abrupt closure is due to confiscations of Revenu Québec.

Steel workers and carters relieved

The United Steelworkers, representing hundreds of security forces in Quebec, are relieved at the news.

Finally, this company with very dubious practices will stop making fun of the workers by not paying themsays Vincent Boily, President of Local 8922.

Goodbye forever! Neptune is a company that has treated its employees poorlyadds Christopher Monette, Director of Public Affairs at Teamsters Canada.

The agency still owes Laval Monitoring Center agents more than $1 million over wage errors, unpaid leave, interest and other arrears, Mr. Monette continues. We will do everything we can to win back as much money as possible for our members.

The hundreds of security guards who haven’t received their last paycheck can benefit from the federal Wage Winner Protection program, adds the United Steelworkers, which allows a worker to reclaim up to $8,275 in unpaid wages.

The steelworkers are also seeking $1.4 million in unpaid union dues and group insurance premiums from the company.

The Neptune agency was contacted by Radio-Canada and declined comment on the case.

double identity

Last March, the show Investigation revealed that Neptune’s big boss – a man who says his name is Robert Butler – uses two identities in his dealings.

Since then, the company has suffered severe blows of fate: termination of federal contracts, collective complaints about outstanding wages, revocation of the license as a private security service.

Neptune is in court challenging the Public Procurement Authority’s (AMP) decision to ban the company from the public sector. I’grade point average accuses the company of not disclosing that Robert Butler was the real manager.

According to business records, Hanane Outair, Mr. Butler’s ex-wife, is the sole owner and director of Neptune. The security guards were paid by a numbered company owned by Mr Butler’s mother.

Over the past 10 years, the company has won hundreds of government contracts across the country.

In addition to being a safety agency, Neptune is a construction company that has received millions of dollars for work on Canadian military bases and for the Ontario Department of Transportation.

Her big boss Robert Butler – aka Badreddine Ahmadoun – is also active in the real estate sector.