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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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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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Global Payroll and Benefits

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ยฟEn quรฉ dรญas festivos se recibe pago de tiempo y medio en los Estados Unidos?

Descubre los conceptos esenciales del pago de tiempo y medio

Global Payroll and Benefits

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Salario vs. pago por hora: Diferencias + ventajas y desventajas

Descubre los pros y contras del salario frente al pago por hora

Global Payroll and Benefits

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What is employer-sponsored health insurance?

Learn how it supports employee well-being

Talent Acquisition

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Best PEO service providers of 2026

Find the right PEO services for your business.

Talent Acquisition

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Cรณmo contratar trabajadores remotos: Pasos para hacerlo bien

11 puntos clave para ayudarte a contratar trabajadores remotos.

Legal

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What is a bank SWIFT code?

And when do you need one?

Talent Acquisition

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Tips for hiring new employees

How to have a clearly defined hiring process.

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How to write a vacation request: Examples and templates

The process of requesting time off from work.

Managing Distributed Teams

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How to set up remote onboarding for new employees

Learn to simplify remote onboarding.

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The best places to work remotely

How your city can strengthen your work-from-home experience.

Legal

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Formularios 1040 vs. 1099: ยฟCuรกl es la diferencia?

Conoce las diferencias para que puedas superar la temporada de impuestos sin complicaciones.

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Cรณmo funciona el pago por disponibilidad (o guardia) y cรณmo calcularlo

Aprende a crear una polรญtica de pago a prueba de fallos

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Navigating hybrid work: Top tips from Oyster and LifeLabs Learning

Expert advice to optimize your hybrid work strategy.

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Offering benefits for part-time employees

Find out what benefits to offer your part-time employees.

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Cรณmo conseguir un trabajo en otro paรญs

Algunas ideas clave para trabajar internacionalmente.

Global Payroll and Benefits

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10 of the most common employee benefits in 2024

Find out what the 10 most common employee benefits are.

Global Payroll and Benefits

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Cรณmo determinar el salario: una perspectiva global

Cรณmo determinar el salario: una perspectiva global

Global Payroll and Benefits

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Employee stock options (ESOs): A full guide

Here's how employee stock options work

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Equity incentive plan: Benefits + how they work

Why equity incentive plans are popular recruitment tools.

Legal

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A guide to employment and labor law in Canada

Hiring in Canada? Here's a guide to get you started!

Hiring Contractors

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How to fill out IRS Form 1099: Everything you need to know

Learn how to fill out a 1099 form.

Legal

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The risks of expanding a business globally

The advantages are clear, the risksโ€”not so much.

Legal

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How to terminate an employee: A go-to guide for managers

Employee termination tips from Oyster's legal experts.

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Best employee benefits your company should offer in 2024

Benefits to help companies stand out from the rest.

Managing Distributed Teams

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How to make a PTO and vacation tracking spreadsheet

Here are some things to include in your leave tracker sheet.

Global Payroll and Benefits

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Guรญa sobre licencias de maternidad en paรญses de todo el mundo

Una guรญa sobre licencias de maternidad en todo el mundo.

Legal

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What Is permanent establishment? Prevent taxes risks

Learn what it is and how it can be avoided.

Global Payroll and Benefits

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7 payroll KPIs and metrics to track global growth

Here's what you should be tracking.

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Working remotely abroad for a U.S. company: A complete guide

What you need to know when working remotely.

Remote Work

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Digital nomad taxes: 5 things you need to know

How to tackle the challenges of working as a digital nomad.

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Average paid vacation days by country 2025

Vacation days based on your employee's country.

Legal

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ยฟQuรฉ son los contratos de trabajo a plazo fijo? Ventajas y desventajas

Los contratos de trabajo a plazo fijo pueden ser muy valiosos.

Global Payroll and Benefits

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How much does an employee cost? Hereโ€™s how to calculate it

Find out how much an employee really costs.

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Global expansion: Expert insights from Oyster and Athyna

Key strategies for expanding operations internationally.

Talent Acquisition

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Una guรญa para contratar empleados internacionales

Lea sobre los beneficios, desafรญos y mejores prรกcticas.

Engagement and Culture

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Top priorities for HR leaders: Insights from Brightmine

Learn whatโ€™s top of mind for HR leaders today.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Paired

Paired ampliรณ su equipo en 6 paรญses con Oyster

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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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