Another casualty of the writers’ strike and big media’s unwillingness to negotiate.
One of the leading payroll companies in Hollywood has just closed its doors!
CLICK HERE to read all about it.
[Images via WENN.]
A tipster writes in….
“One of the things I think is GREAT is that you report on MANY business aspects of the industry that have an affect on everyone out here. I’m not sure if you heard about this yet, but as of 6pm last night, Axium (one of the few MAJOR payroll companies for the entertainment industry) told it’s employees to gather their personal things, stop what they were working on and leave the building. They have shut their doors. Axium has branches all over the world: New York, Louisiana, London etc… If you call any of those offices today you will only get a message saying that their offices are closed. This is going to have a HUGE impact on the industry. MANY MANY tv shows, feature films, reality shows etc… use Axium to pay their employees AND actors. Anyone working on a show that gets their payroll from Axium can no longer count on their paychecks showing up. To top this all off, NO ONE (not Variety, Hollywood Reporter etc…) is reporting on this. The major players around town DO know about it (I know one major company in town is VERY aware of what is going on but is NOT volunteering the information to their employees since they’re afraid they’ll stop working) but have no further information. This is going to have a MAJOR impact on the industry.”
We’ve tried calling Axium but have been unable to get through to anyone in any of their offices.
As VB would say, this is mayjah!