Fresh features, easier workflows: May 2025 product updates

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Oyster product updates: May 2025

May has arrived, the sun’s out (finally!), and everything’s starting to feel a little lighter—including your Oyster workflows. This month, we’re bringing you an AI-powered global employment assistant, automated timesheet approvals, and more.

Here’s what’s new for you to explore in the platform: 

🤖 Oyster AI (Beta) for answering tricky employment questions
✅ Automated approval for non-standard hours in timesheets
💰 Streamlined offboarding for global payroll team members
🔐 2FA to keep your Oyster account extra secure
⚡️ API enhancements for custom integrations
💸 Global payroll for resellers

Meet your new global employment assistant: Oyster AI 🤖

Got a question about employment law, benefits, or payroll nuances in another country? Like, What are the rules for sick leave in Spain? Or, How is the 13th month salary calculated in Mexico?

Instead of sifting through documentation or digging through the internet for answers, just ask Oyster AI—your personal chatbot built to help you navigate global employment with confidence.

Oyster AI is now live in the platform (in Beta) and available to all customers. Give it a try and see how much time you can save.

Stay in control of your payroll with automated timesheet approvals ✅

Payroll gets complicated when team members work outside of their normal hours, doesn’t it? That’s why we’re continuing to improve how timesheets work in Oyster.

Last month, we introduced a refreshed interface to simplify time tracking and reduce errors. This month, we’re following up with an automated approval process for non-standard hours—giving you greater control and ensuring you only pay for time you've explicitly approved.

With this update, you can feel confident that paychecks are always accurate and that you’re compliant across all regions.

What else is new?

Offboard global payroll team members with ease

You can now initiate and manage the offboarding process for global payroll team members directly in Oyster—ensuring a smooth transition and accurate final payouts, all in one place. Learn how. 

Add 2FA for extra security

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is now available to help protect your Oyster account. This optional feature adds a second step to your login process, keeping your sensitive data safer. Add 2FA.

Build custom integrations with our improved API

We’ve made big improvements to our API so your engineering team can build custom integrations with ease. Updates include:

  • New webhook events (like payslip and document uploads)
  • A new endpoint
  • Cleaner, more detailed documentation

Forward this information to your developer team: API docs and changelog.

Resellers: Global payroll is here

Offer your clients the full package! In addition to employer of record solutions, you can now provide global payroll services, making it easy for companies to grow compliantly across the world. Ready to tap into the global employment market? Learn more.

That’s it for this month’s product updates! Stay tuned for even more exciting features coming soon.

Oyster Team

Oyster is a global employment platform designed to enable visionary HR leaders to find, engage, pay, manage, develop, and take care of a thriving distributed workforce.

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Oyster is a global employment platform designed to enable visionary HR leaders to find, engage, pay, manage, develop, and take care of a thriving distributed workforce. Oyster lets growing companies give valued international team members the experience they deserve, without the usual headaches and expense.

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