Case Study: Metrochem achieves a people-friendly digital HR transformation and 73% faster payroll with Keka

A true digital transformation of the people processes in an employee friendly pharma company

Metrochem, a fast-growing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturer with 2,233 employees and multiple plant units, faced entirely manual, paper-based HR processes—especially challenging given a large blue-collar workforce. The company needed an employee-friendly, centralized HRMS to eliminate error-prone registers, enable multi-shift management, and produce reliable reports; after a trial period they selected Keka (Keka HR) to meet these requirements.

Keka implemented a centralized HR platform that automated attendance, leave, payroll, OT policies, shift rosters, compliance and reporting, and converted paper records to digital. As a result Metrochem saw measurable gains: productivity up 26%, employee satisfaction up 69%, payroll processing time reduced by 73%, attendance capture accuracy at 99%, transparency up 74% and 89% employee adoption from month one, along with dozens of hours saved across HR, shift and employee management—demonstrating the tangible impact of Keka’s solution.

Metrochem

Rajesh Karicherla

Head HR