Oyster
Hire anywhere, thrive everywhere
We’re your trusted partner for expanding your team across borders.
Hire, pay, and care for teammates around the world with Oyster.
Global Employment
Hire, pay, and take care of your team around the world.
With Oyster, you can provide a great Team Member experience, anywhere.
Take care of your global team
Build and retain your team of all-stars by providing great experiences that allow them to do their best work.
Localized health benefits
Offer your team exceptional benefits no matter where they’re located with Oyster Health.
Equity
Give your global Team Members some skin in the game. Get help using our Equity Assessment Tool.
Expensing
Empower your Team Members to buy what they need to work remotely with simple expense reimbursement.
Relocation assistance
Support Team Members who wish to move to another country with one of Oyster’s relocation service partners.
Leave tracker
Stay up to date with Team Member leave requests with Oyster’s flexible leave tracker.
Fast, simple invoicing and global payments
Reduce the amount of time you spend on mundane, repetitive payment tasks.
Aggregated invoices
Manage your entire global payroll in one monthly invoice.
Localized pay
Pay Team Members in their local currency, at no additional cost.
Transparent pricing
Access the most competitive global payment rates on the market.
Don't sweat the details—we'll handle compliance
The Oyster platform is thoughtfully designed to protect your business, stay compliant around the globe, and reduce the time it takes to hire and care for your team.
Local compliance
We ensure all employment agreements are up to par with local labor laws and include legal protection.
Liability insurance
We’ve got you covered with premium liability insurance coverage around the globe
IP protection
We’re here to protect your trade secrets with confidentiality and intellectual property agreements.
Local compliance
We ensure all employment agreements are up to par with local labor laws and include legal protection.
Liability insurance
We’ve got you covered with premium liability insurance coverage around the globe
IP protection
We’re here to protect your trade secrets with confidentiality and intellectual property agreements.
Hire your team of A-players, wherever you find them
No need to spend months (and thousands of dollars) setting up a new business entity when you find a great candidate. With Oyster, you can hire and onboard talent in a matter of days.
Hire anywhere
Compliantly hire Team Members in 180+ countries with the terms and benefits expected in local areas.
Hire quickly
Breeze through the hiring and onboarding process in days, not weeks.
Hire confidently
Receive transparent pricing—no surprise fees, no commitment. Calculate employment costs with our cost calculator.
Hire globally
Whether you’re hiring employees in Spain or Singapore, we’ve got you covered. Learn best practices for building your global workforce with Oyster’s global hiring guides.
Speed up your contractor onboarding
When you need contractor help, time is of the essence. Access contractor management tools to streamline paperwork, onboarding, and payments.
Aggregated invoices
Manage all invoices and payouts from one centralized dashboard. Payments in just a few clicks.
Localized pay
Pay contractors in their local currency, at no additional cost.
Best rates around
We offer competitive global payment rates with fully transparent fees.
Don't sweat the details; we'll handle compliance
The Oyster platform is thoughtfully designed to protect the business and the contractor, stay compliant around the globe, and reduce the time it takes to start working together.
Hire anywhere, quickly
Hire contractors in 180+ countries. Generate contracts instantly and onboard contractors in minutes (not weeks).
IP protection
Protect your trade secrets with confidentiality and intellectual property agreements.
Deliver tax forms automatically
For contractors in the US, automatically generate the W9 and 1099 forms
Flexible terms
Flexible contracting terms make it easy to hire your perfect candidate: Fixed-term, hourly, or otherwise.
Partners from the beginning
You don’t need to become an expert in employment law in every country where you hire a contractor—we’ve got your back when it comes to local legal and HR guidance.
Build trust from the start
Form a strong relationship with streamlined contractor management tools for signing, onboarding, and pay.
Reliable payment and expense reimbursement
No back-and-forth on pay day; pre-established expense protocol eliminates delayed payments.
Simple invoicing and document management
Quick and easy invoicing and centralized documents mean contractors can focus on doing their best work.
Partnership from day one
Work fearlessly with support from Oyster. We’re here to help you navigate the complex world of global employment and support you while you lead your business to new corners of the globe.
Getting started with Oyster
- Meet with an Oyster Expert to talk through your hiring goals and primary objectives.
- Create your account and complete your profile details and employment preferences.
- Initiate a hire in the Oyster Platform by filling in a few details about your new hire and their compensation.
- We’re here to help! Our customer experience team is here to help guide you through the process and answer any questions you have along the way.
Employer onboarding to Oyster
- 1. Company profile
Set up your company profile by adding some details about your business.
2. Start hiring
Initiate a new hire by providing information about your future employee including their location, role, and their proposed compensation and benefits.
3. Engage team member
With your permission, we’ll engage your new hire so they’re ready for day one with your organization!
Team member onboarding to Oyster
- 1. Offer letter
Team members will receive an official offer letter from Oyster (in most cases, depending on their country of residence).
2. Team member intake
Team members will be asked to provide some personal information including contact details and preferences.
3. Signed and ready!
Employment contracts are generated and signed by the relevant parties, then you’re ready to start!
Local guidance and helpful tools
- Local HR and legal expertise to help you better understand your employee’s local experience and manage their expectations.
- We’re here if things get tricky. Termination guidance and expertise ensure you and your team member feel supported through every step of this difficult process.
- A growing handful of tools to supercharge your global hiring tool stack.
Cost calculator
Instantly calculate the total cost of employment in any country, including taxes, contributions and the Oyster flat-fee.
Country profiles
Quick reference guides with all the need-to-know info for hiring and taking care of team members, based on where they live.
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Contractor risk assessment
Find out whether your next hire is classified as a contractor or full-time employee by answering a few simple questions.
Ongoing support from awesome humans
- On demand in-app chat, email support, and Zoom meetings.
- Exclusive virtual events and webinars for product updates and best practices in global employment.
- Browse the Oyster Help Center for more detailed product documentation.
