How Havas transformed how they source elite talent and effortlessly run a freelance workforce

Havas needed:

1. To optimise sourcing and reduce talent costs.
2. To gain better visibility and management over their approved staffing vendors (Preferred Supplier List (PSL)) and reduce spend on recruiter fees.
3. To improve their efficiencies across payroll, invoicing and reporting.
4. To avoid misclassification risks when hiring high volumes of freelancers.

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YunoJuno delivered:

1. A saving for Havas of £267K (approx $358k), using direct sourcing from own talent pools enhanced by YunoJuno’s vetted freelancer marketplace.
2. Over £26K (approx $35k) worth of saving efficiencies every month, with deeper insights provided into freelancer usage.
3. Fast and consistent global contractor onboardings, timely payments to contractors and clearer workforce visibility resulting in overall reduced admin loads.
4. Tighter control over their PSL, recruiter fees and ownership periods, for better cost management and third party reliance, saving Havas £144K (approx $193) in sourcing fees.
5. Compliant global worker classification and payments handled through full audit trail, insurance and IR35 deemed payments.

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"YunoJuno is a really great business partner in terms of helping us reach a million kind of different types of people, ensuring we get diverse, amazing talent. But they also make sure things run smoothly, contractors get paid on time, timesheets get approved on time. The talent team have been really great - especially Becky!"

- Amy Clarke, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Havas

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How this was achieved:

Elite talent pools

Through direct sourcing within YunoJuno’s marketplace, Havas gained access to a wider, vetted, elite talent pool of freelancers. Havas can now find and hire talent in a matter of hours instead of weeks, significantly reducing their time to hire. With direct access to YunoJuno’s expert sourcing team, alongside a dedicated account team, Havas is now able to maintain a consistent pipeline of roles removing hiring pressures off their internal team.

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Compliance & onboarding

YunoJuno’s onboarding process ensured all freelancers flow through one single point within the platform with automated right to work and identity checks. Screenings and interviews are conducted and arranged by YunoJuno, with all candidates experiencing a personal concierge-style service, further lifting admin pressures off the Havas team. With automated compliance workflows in place, Havas can now be confident that all workers are classified correctly without the need for heavy oversight or controls.

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Transparency of fees & ownership

By standardising terms and conditions across all third parties, YunoJuno were able to ensure set commercial terms were rigorously upheld for Havas. Recruiter ownership periods were tracked and terminated where required, removing the reliance on external resources and saving Havas significant monthly savings. As a result of this work, the Havas team now have full transparency over third party spend, in one consolidated view within YunoJuno’s platform.