TotalHR Makes a "Star" Out of MGM

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) has been a major force in the entertainment industry for 78 years. The product of a 1924 merger between Metro Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Productions, the California-based company has produced some of the best-loved films in motion picture history. MGM is actively engaged in the global production, licensing and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise, and boasts the largest modern film library in the world.

As a result of their distinguished history, the MGM payroll department generates enormous volumes of royalty payments – over 10,000 a cycle – to unions with a variety of rate structures, to actors, writers, directors and anyone else credited for a production. MGM also processes regular paychecks for its 1,050 employees.

Over the years, as the number of MGM productions grew, costs for outsourced payroll processing began to skyrocket. In 1992, the company made a bold move to bring their payroll operations in-house. MGM licensed Geac’s TotalHR solution to support their internal HR and payroll processing and have since recognized significant cost savings through operational efficiencies.