Oyster HR

Oyster HR is a global employment platform designed to help companies hire, pay, and manage employees or contractors in over 180 countries. It offers a full-stack service for global hiring, payroll, benefits, and compliance, enabling organizations to expand internationally without setting up new local entities. Oyster HR focuses on streamlined onboarding, remote-first workforce management, and localized support in multiple jurisdictions.

Key Features

• Employer of Record (EOR): Hire full-time international employees quickly and compliantly, without needing to establish a local entity.
• Global Payroll & Payments: Run payroll and pay contractors in 120+ currencies, with built-in tax calculations and local compliance.
• Contractor Management: Onboard and manage contractors globally with compliant contracts, payment workflows and conversion options.
• Localized Benefits Packages: Offer region-specific benefits and perks aligned with local employment laws and workforce expectations.
• Compliance & Legal Expertise: Keep up with local labor laws, classification rules, and regulatory requirements across countries.
• Integrations & HR System Compatibility: Plug into existing HR/finance tech stacks for onboarding, payroll, time-off tracking, and expense management.

Benefits and Use Cases

• Fast Market Entry & Simplified Expansion: Companies can hire across borders in as little as 48 hours, avoiding months of entity setup and legal bureaucracy.
  Use Case: A SaaS startup hires a senior engineer in Brazil and a product designer in Spain in under a week, using Oyster HR’s EOR service to onboard compliantly.
• Centralized Global Payroll & Contractor Payments: With payroll, contractor management and payments all handled in one platform, administrative burdens and error risk drop significantly.
  Use Case: A fast-growing e-commerce company pays contractors and full-time staff in 100+ countries in local currencies, while tracking costs and compliance from a single dashboard.
• Compliance Risk Mitigation & Talent Retention: With localized benefits and legal expertise, organizations reduce misclassification risk and deliver a better employee experience—helping retain global talent.
  Use Case: A mid-sized tech company offers tailored health insurance, retirement benefits and onboarding support to its remote team in India, Germany, and Mexico, improving retention and employee satisfaction.