Oyster HR

Oyster HR is a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and manage employees and contractors in over 180 countries without establishing local legal entities. The platform handles the complexity of international employment including compliant employment contracts, local payroll processing, benefits administration, tax withholding, and statutory compliance for each country, acting as the employer of record so companies can focus on building their teams rather than navigating foreign labor laws. Oyster provides a centralized dashboard for managing global team members, processing payroll across multiple currencies, administering locally competitive benefits packages, and handling time-off management according to each country specific statutory requirements. The platform includes guided hiring workflows that help companies create compliant job offers with appropriate compensation benchmarked against local markets, equity compensation guidance, and onboarding checklists tailored to each jurisdiction. For contractors, Oyster provides compliant engagement agreements, automated invoice processing, and multi-currency payments. The Oyster Total Rewards Calculator helps companies design competitive compensation packages for any country, factoring in cost of living, statutory benefits, and market rates. With the shift toward distributed work, Oyster has become essential infrastructure for companies building location-independent teams, removing the legal and operational barriers that previously made international hiring prohibitively complex for all but the largest enterprises.