Case Study: Global Healthcare and Drug Manufacturing Company strengthens IC compliance with AgileOne

Drug manufacturing company mitigates risks and streamlines processes by implementing a formal program to ensure proper worker classification

Global Healthcare and Drug Manufacturing Company, a global pharmaceutical manufacturer with 86,000 employees across 59 locations, needed a better way to identify and manage its independent contractor population. With labor spend exceeding $120 million and the level of IC risk, size, and spend largely unknown, the company turned to AgileOne and its independent contractor compliance solution, AccelerationICC, to create a standardized, low-disruption approach to vetting and managing these workers.

AgileOne implemented its IC compliance solution alongside the company’s existing workforce programs, becoming a single point of contact for contingent workforce needs. Through detailed reviews, policy guidance, training, and worker evaluations, AgileOne helped the company achieve 81% pass rate for ICs in the first six months, transition the remaining 19% into compliant W-2 payrolling, and gain protection from misclassification risk, audits, fines, penalties, and lawsuits. The company also benefited from $20.7 million in hard cost savings from AgileOne’s core solutions and improved visibility into its entire contingent workforce.