Bopper MediaThe customer this was delivered for.Achieved £180k Cost Savings and Reduced Hiring Time to 2 Days
Key results
- £180,000 saved in payrolling and agency fees
- 2 days time to hire
- 2 days to approve payment requests
Bopper Media, a high-growth integrated marketing agency, faced significant challenges managing its freelance creative workforce. The agency relied on ad-hoc contact lists and manual workflows, creating friction, delays, and inconsistent briefs. Ensuring regulatory compliance, particularly with IR35 classification, was time-consuming and stressful due to heavy reliance on recruitment firms and their high fees. This manual process resulted in a slow hiring cycle, typically taking three to four days to secure a single freelancer. Worksome implemented a centralized digital talent pool, replacing Bopper Media's ad-hoc spreadsheets and manual processes. This solution automated onboarding and compliance tasks, providing a structured single source of truth for managing freelance creatives. The platform enabled instant matching of talent to jobs, with full visibility into their skillsets. Additionally, Worksome's built-in IR35 classification streamlined regulatory compliance through a simple, automated workflow, removing the burden of manual determination. As a result of implementing Worksome, Bopper Media achieved significant improvements in speed and cost-efficiency. The agency saved approximately £180,000 in payrolling and agency fees by confidently engaging talent outside IR35 and reducing reliance on traditional recruitment firms. The time to hire new freelancers was drastically reduced to just two days, and payment requests were approved in two days. This led to a smoother, more transparent payment journey for freelancers, who typically received payments within ten days, and ensured 100% accurate workforce classification.
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