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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.

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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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Engagement and Culture

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Whatโ€™s causing a drop in employee engagement?

Takeaways from Oyster's employee disillusionment report.

Global Payroll and Benefits

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5 must-haves for your global compensation strategy

Find out what to include in your global compensation plan.

Remote Work

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Guide to adopting a flexible working strategy

How to introduce a flexible work strategy.

Employers

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EORs vs. subsidiary: Which is the better option?

Compare EORs and subsidiaries for global expansion.

Talent Acquisition

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What are remote talent marketplaces, and their role in your hiring scheme?

Recruit your dream team with a remote talent marketplace

Talent Acquisition

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Employers of Record (EORs) in France: Everything you need to know

All you need to know about using EOR services in France.

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Employers of Record (EORs) in India: Everything you need to know

Learn all you need to know about EOR services in India.

Hiring Contractors

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How to create an independent contractor agreement

Learn how to create an independent contractor agreement.

Hire Equitably

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Beyond compliance: Best practices for hiring success

Tips to overcome the challenges of hiring compliance

Remote Work

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Planning meetings across time zones

Tips to help plan meetings across time zones.

Company News

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Ensure secure access from anywhere with Oysterโ€™s Okta SSO integration

Connect Oyster to Okta for a seamless login experience

Talent Acquisition

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How to find the best global employment organization for your business

Hereโ€™s what you should know about partnering with a GEO.

Managing Distributed Teams

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Career development planning for remote workers

Learn how to adapt your career planning for remote workers.

Talent Acquisition

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How much does it cost to hire in Canada?

Find out the true cost of hiring in Canada.

Talent Acquisition

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How much does it cost to hire in the US?

Get an idea of the associated costs of hiring in the US.

Stories of Impact

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The human impact of remote work across borders and cultures

Opening doors to greater opportunity.

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Connecting the world: Using your Oyster referral link to promote global hiring

Score five tips for sharing your Oyster referral link!

Talent Acquisition

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Global talent acquisition: 5 tips for your international hiring strategy

How to identify and recruit talent from across the globe.

Remote Work

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How to set employee expectations for remote work

How remote work guidelines lead to greater efficiency.

Remote Work

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Best practices for setting goals and measuring success with remote workers

Discover more about the best way to evaluate remote workers.

Managing Distributed Teams

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7 ways to make a remote team culture

Making sure your remote employees feel valued.

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Icebreaker ideas for remote meetings

Spark conversation among your remote team with these ideas.

Engagement and Culture

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A new paradigm for employee performance

Is today's performance management a flawed system?

Global Payroll and Benefits

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What are stock options for employees?

Here's an intro to common types of employee stock options.

Talent Acquisition

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Cรณmo encontrar pasantes para trabajar en tu startup

Descubre por quรฉ contratar pasantes es una buena idea para tu startup.

Company News

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Introducing Oysterโ€™s Customer Advisory Board

Meet the inaugural members of our Customer Advisory Board!

Remote Work

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Unlocking the next gear of knowledge work

The physical office is in the tail lights of knowledge work

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How to ask your boss to work remotely

Tips for transitioning into remote work.

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How to find open to work candidates on LinkedIn

Tips for utilizing LinkedIn hiring tools.

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15 ideas for virtual company retreats

Find the perfect virtual retreat for your team.

Company News

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Building a winning partnership program: Oyster awarded Best Partner Experience by PartnerStack

Learn more about our Oyster affiliate partner program!

Engagement and Culture

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How to successfully re-onboard after PTO or leave

Learn how to avoid stress and overwhelm after PTO or leave.

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5 ways to reduce your hiring costs

How to lower hiring costs when seeking talent.

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Cinco paรญses con legislaciรณn laboral y de empleo mรกs favorable para los trabajadores

Descubre la importancia de una legislaciรณn laboral y de empl

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How much does it cost to hire internationally?

The costs associated with growing your team internationally.

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How to network when you work from home

Make meaningful connections while working remotely.

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.

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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.

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

Case Studies

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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