All your global employment needs in one place.
Limited time offer: $0 per employee/month.
Looking to onboard global talent competitively and compliantly—and without breaking the bank? Submit your hire requests to Oyster by December 31, 2024, and we’ll waive your subscription fees for the first three months.
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More than 1,500 companies trust us with their teams
Hire overseas without setting up an entity
Thanks to our owned entities, trusted partners, and automated platform, Oyster offers a fast and compliant employer of record (EOR) solution to help you work with global talent.
Receive a cost estimate before you hire
Use our free employment cost calculator to explore the total cost of hiring around the world.
Generate 100% compliant, legal-reviewed agreements
Hire compliantly with pre-populated statutory terms and deep employment intelligence.
Access robust and specialized support
From visa sponsorship to onboarding and offboarding, a team of experts is always by your side.
Pay your global team on time in 120+ currencies
Oyster eliminates the complexities of global payroll. Use one platform to pay your team, manage invoices and reimbursements, and access detailed payroll reports.
Meet local payroll requirements
Oyster handles all payroll compliance requirements: tax withholdings, social contributions, currency conversion, and more.
Process invoices, expenses, and bonuses
Find in-platform features to manage all sorts of ad-hoc payments for global employees.
Stay on top of your payroll costs
Keep a clear payroll structure with a single invoice for all team members, and access detailed reports as needed.
Reward your global team competitively
Oyster gives you access to local employment intelligence and tools so you can create location-tailored offers that are compliant, competitive, and equitable.
Find real-world salary data
Use our salary insights tool to find out the low, mid, and high salary figures for specific roles based on location.
Offer competitive benefits packages
Choose from pre-created local and global benefits packages, and enroll people effortlessly right from the platform.
Offer equity compensation
Use our equity assessment tool to learn how to offer equity compliantly. Then manage it all within the platform.
The leading global employment platform in the market
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Maximum country coverage: 180+ countries.
Bulletproof compliance throughout the employment cycle.
Expansive insurance coverage exceeding $8,000,000 USD.
Hiring in as fast 48 hours with the help of intelligent insights, templates, pre-populated terms, contract quality scores, and a hiring success team.
Deep, local, and actionable employment intelligence: #1 reason customers choose Oyster.
Superior customer experience with 90% CSAT.
Local experts on HR, legal, payroll, and total rewards.
Strategic partnership to support complex cases including multi-country expansion, entity shutdown, EOR migration, and contractor conversion.
Deep integrations across HRIS, ERP, expense management, team productivity, and equity platforms.
Transparent pricing with an all-inclusive fee structure.
Limited country coverage.
Issues with misclassification and compliance.
Low insurance coverage. Unclear policy terms.
Slower hiring and onboarding process. Limited guidance.
Limited insights. Knowledge not embedded in the platform.
Subpar customer support. Long resolution times.
Low confidence in local expertise.
Transactional hiring support for relatively simple scenarios.
Fewer integrations, leading to more manual work.
Extra fees for platform use and offboarding. Tax miscalculations. Inconsistent deposit requirements.
Prices that fit your global hiring needs
Access extensive country coverage, exceptional expert support, and features to offer delightful employee experiences anywhere.
Contractor
Hire, pay, and manage contractors
Employer of Record
Hire, pay, and manage full-timers without entity setup
Payroll
Hire, pay, and manage contractors
What will your story be?
We help teams grow faster across borders
David Dawoud
Head of People,
Demodesk
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Without a solution like Oyster, it’s not even worth the hassle. You just end up deciding, ‘We’re not going to hire there.’ It basically restricts you from getting access to talent. Oyster takes that all away. That’s what makes Oyster great."
Tyler Parson
VP of People,
Chili Piper
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We trust with Oyster that we did do it right because we enlisted their help to help us do these things perfectly. So from a leader perspective, I can sleep easy at night knowing that we're not breaking some law that I didn't even know existed.”
Alex Nicolaus
Chief People Officer,
Paysend
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The service is seamless, the communication is very good, and there’s definitely a lot of time and cost saved. The cost of using Oyster is less than what it would cost for us to deliver the same service using external consultants.”
FAQs
What does global employment mean?
Global employment, or international employment, is the ability to employ, pay, and manage talent based in other countries. For example, if your business primarily operates in Canada, a global employment platform would enable your teams to hire and pay contractors and full-time Team Members located in other parts of the world.
How is globalization affecting domestic employment?
Globalization has varying impacts on domestic employment depending on the specific state, country, and industry. Removing the barriers to hiring and expanding global employment opportunities, however, can have positive impacts on communities and talent in emerging economies.
Can I use Oyster for free?
You can create a free Oyster account to explore the platform and access plenty of complimentary resources and tools. The Oyster fee will kick in once you’ve engaged a contractor or an Employee.If you are a certified non-profit or B corporation, you can use Oyster to hire your first full-time Team Member free for a year. More details can be found here.
Which countries can I hire talent in? Does the price vary?
Oyster helps you bring on Team Members in 180+ countries. Check out the complete list of countries we serve and the associated prices here.
