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Hiring across borders

Five Mistakes Companies Make When Expanding Into Europe

Global expansion across Europe fails for the same five reasons, and they're all connected.

Hiring across borders

How to Turn Global Hiring Into Strategic Workforce Design

Learn how to use recruiting data, a strategic EOR partnership, and cross-functional alignment to turn global hiring into intentional workforce design.

Hire anywhere. Stay compliant everywhere.

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Global Payroll and Benefits

Las 6 mejores empresas de Employer of Record (EOR) en 2026

Descubre los mejores servicios de Employer of Record.

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Legal

EOR vs. PEO: En quรฉ se diferencian y cuรกl elegir

Descubra quรฉ modelo se adapta mejor a su estrategia de contrataciรณn global.

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EORs in the Philippines: Everything you need to know

Looking for an EOR in the Philippines? Learn more.

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Managing Distributed Teams

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Global HR compliance: Dealing with HR issues within distributed teams

The most common challenges and how to handle them.

Remote Work

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10 new benefits companies are offering in a work-from-home world

The world of work is changingโ€”employee benefits are too.

Managing Distributed Teams

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Top 3 performance challenges of distributed teams and how to overcome them

We share what we've learned so far.

Hiring Contractors

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How to hire independent contractors: A complete guide

Make sure you take these issues into consideration.

Company News

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Introducing Oyster Academy

Online courses on distributed work.

Company News

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Oyster teams up with industry-leading HR service providers

We're expanding our partner ecosystem.

Managing Distributed Teams

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Why the renaissance of HR begins today

The HR industry is at a crucial turning point.

Engagement and Culture

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Employee mental health: What are the risks for remote workers?

Long hours online and isolation has impacted mental health.

Talent Acquisition

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3 critical remote working skills and how to interview for them

Hiring strategies need to adapt to distributed work.

Engagement and Culture

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Best tips on how to fight isolation in remote work

Loneliness can be struggle for remote workers.

Global Payroll and Benefits

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What is a 13th and 14th month salary?

We break it down for you.

People Heroes

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Chili Piper: Come as you are

A chat with Tyler Parson, Head of Talent at Chili Piper.

People Heroes

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Doist: Where asynchronous is part of the DNA

A chat with Andrew Gobran, People Ops Generalist at Doist.

Company News

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Are you remote ready?

Looking to level up your remote work skills? We can help.

People Heroes

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GitLab: Leaning into remote work pre- and post-pandemic

A chat with Betsy Church Bula, Talent Brand Manager, Gitlab.

Remote Work

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5 skills to master for landing your dream remote job

Ready to ditch the office commute?

Global Payroll and Benefits

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Introducing Quote Calculator

Now you can see the total cost of employment for any salary.

Remote Work

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3 key reasons why your remote work strategy failed (and what to do about it)

There's no one-size-fits-all remote work strategy.

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The (remote) future of talent acquisition [VIDEO]

More remote working means more remote hiring.

Stories of Impact

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Remote brains donโ€™t have to drain

Tackling the problem of brain-drain in a post-COVID-19 world

Managing Distributed Teams

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On the importance of flow

A state of flow is the secret to productivity.

Talent Acquisition

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Remote culture, recruiting, and open source

Remote companies can draw inspiration from open source.

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Dawn of the distributed age

New ways of working are upon us.

Remote Work

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10 takeaways from the Facebook remote working town hall

Learn from Facebook's new remote working policies

Global Payroll and Benefits

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The evolving relation of compensation and location

Does an employee's compensation need to reflect location?

Remote Work

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The remote work power shift

Who's driving the future? Read on to find out.

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The USPTO is a paragon of remote working

The USPTO truly understands what it means to be distributed.

Hiring across borders

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How to Turn Global Hiring Into Strategic Workforce Design

Learn how to use recruiting data, a strategic EOR partnership, and cross-functional alignment to turn global hiring into intentional workforce design.

Articles

EOR or Entity? The Answer Is: Both (Hereโ€™s How)

Choosing between an EOR and a legal entity? You don't have to. Learn how leading companies combine both to expand globally with speed, control, and less risk.

Talent Acquisition

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How to find the right global employment partner

Not all global employment partners are made equal

Events

How to Build and Scale a High-Performance Hiring Team

Global expansion often exposes recruiting bottlenecks as early hiring processes and team structures break under increased complexity. This webinar covers how to scale a global recruiting org using better systems and AI without proportionally increasing headcount.

Events

The Oyster Executive Circle - Toronto Edition

Join Oysterโ€™s executive team for an exclusive evening at Toronto featuring premium cocktails, elevated bites, and meaningful conversations with senior business leaders. Connect with the team and explore the future of global hiring in a relaxed, high-end setting.

Events

Tactical Hiring and Strategic Workforce Design

In this webinar, Ashby and Oyster explore how talent leaders are moving from reactive hiring to intentional workforce design.

Events

What AI Is Changing in the People Stack

See how AI is turning People systems from record-keeping into smart, automated workflows. Join Milly Parker (Oyster) and Giovanni Luperti (Humaans) to explore practical ways AI is reshaping work for People, Talent, and Operations teams.

Events

Ask an Expert: The 2026 Guide to Hiring Globally

In this session, Hibaaq Abdillahi and Patricia Piticas (Director & Senior Managing Counsel โ€“ Employment Products) move past the typical webinar format for a candid "office hours" on the reality of international employment. Get straight, practical answers grounded in what Oyster sees across hundreds of companies and more than 100 countries.

Events

EOR vs. Entity Isnโ€™t Binary

As companies expand globally, choosing between EOR and entity setup isnโ€™t black and white. Many leaders now take a hybrid approachโ€”combining both to move faster, manage risk, and scale sustainably.

Events

2026 Managers Strategy with Lifelabs Learning

As 2026 gets underway, many organizations are moving fast on ambitious strategies - but still overlooking the one factor that determines whether those plans actually succeed: manager readiness.

Events

Headcount Planning Workshop: Building your 2026 hiring plan with Ashby

A practical session for TA, HR, and FP&A leaders planning global growth in 2026.

Case Studies

Operations Nation

Operations Nation incorporรณ a su primer empleado internacional sin complicaciones con Oyster.

Case Studies

Muse Group

Muse Group escalรณ con confianza en 8 paรญses con Oyster

Case Studies

Paired

Paired ampliรณ su equipo en 6 paรญses con Oyster

Case Studies

Lava.AI

Lava.AI ampliรณ su equipo en EE. UU. y a nivel global sin complicaciones con TriNet y Oyster

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Laminar Projects

Laminar Projects cambiรณ a Oyster para lograr cumplimiento escalable y alta calidad de servicio

Case Studies

Embeddable

Embeddable switched to Oyster to scale confidently with expert guidance

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