People Partner Services

Access to global HR advisory

Project-based HR advisory from Oyster’s senior experts to access global HR guidance, people strategy, and hands-on execution across your workforce.

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14+ years

Average HR experience across our global team

13 languages

Spoken by Oyster’s HR experts

3 support levels

Guidance, Strategy, Execution

83% of our team

have lived and worked in 2+ countries

14+ years

Average HR experience

13 languagesSpoken by Oyster’s HR experts

3 support levels

Guidance, Strategy, Execution

2-3 countries

Where experts have lived and worked 

Support that adapts to your needs

Flexible support across guidance, strategy, and execution

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Expert guidance that removes uncertainty

Get clarity on global HR questions and local employment norms. Our senior HR experts validate decisions, share best practices, and help you move forward with confidence in markets where you may lack experience.

Best for:

Global HR questions, policy interpretation, compliance confidence, market entry considerations

Scalable people strategy without adding headcount

Design, refine, and align your global people practices with support from experts who understand how policies actually work on the ground. We collaborate with your team to build fair, consistent, and scalable approaches across countries.

Best for:

Multi-country policies, global processes, fairness and consistency across regions

Hands-on execution for high-stakes HR situations

When things get sensitive or complex, you don’t have to do it alone. Oyster’s senior HR experts can step in to support or manage challenging situations like terminations, investigations, performance issues, or employee relations matters in countries where local nuance matters most.

Best for:

Terminations, investigations, performance management, burnout or leave situations

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Expert guidance that removes uncertainty

Get clarity on global HR questions and local employment norms. Our senior HR experts validate decisions, share best practices, and help you move forward with confidence in markets where you may lack experience.

Best for:

Global HR questions, policy interpretation, compliance confidence, market entry considerations

Grid of nine circles features international flags and smiling people. Flags include Spain, France, Brazil, UK, and Singapore. Background is purple.

Scalable people strategy without adding headcount

Design, refine, and align your global people practices with support from experts who understand how policies actually work on the ground. We collaborate with your team to build fair, consistent, and scalable approaches across countries.

Best for:

Multi-country policies, global processes, fairness and consistency across regions

A woman intently works on a laptop, seated on the right. On the left, a "Termination Checklist" is displayed on a purple background with tasks like checking contract types and verifying PTO. The mood is focused and professional.

Hands-on execution for high-stakes HR situations

When things get sensitive or complex, you don’t have to do it alone. Oyster’s senior HR experts can step in to support or manage challenging situations like terminations, investigations, performance issues, or employee relations matters in countries where local nuance matters most.

Best for:

Terminations, investigations, performance management, burnout or leave situations

How does it work?

Discover our payroll capabilities

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Avoid complicated payroll calculations

Managing global payroll can be an uphill battle, especially if you use different payroll solutions to manage each country. Oyster’s Global Payroll platform simplifies your international payroll processing by automating complex calculations while accounting for varying rates, employee statuses, and local compliance.


Simply onboard employees into the system, and the Oyster platform will handle all the heavy lifting, from payroll calculations to report generation. This eliminates manual errors and saves you precious time, so you can focus on creating a great employee experience rather than the nitty-gritty of processing payroll.

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Issue payslips on time

Time is of the essence. Our automated payroll processes speed up approval, promptly deliver direct deposits, and issue payslips without delay. Plus, we automatically send necessary payments and payroll tax forms to local authorities, ensuring global compliance no matter where you do business.

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Integrate workflows with your HRIS

The best global payroll services make your tools work for you. Oyster’s Global Payroll platform seamlessly integrates payroll workflows with your existing HRIS. Say goodbye to data silos and manual entry errors. Our payroll software ensures that employee information is always up to date. That means smoother onboarding and consistent payroll processing from one centralized system.

Access reports

Access reports

Each team member represents a file cabinet full of data. Everyone benefits from easy access to comprehensive payroll reports that provide clear insights into spending and employee earnings. Our platform lets you track trends, analyze costs, and identify areas for improvement—all with just a few clicks.

Whether you’re seeking detailed budgeting breakdowns or high-level summaries for strategic planning, Oyster makes it simple to retrieve the data you need.

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Complete payroll solutions for employees and contractors

Oyster is more than a small business payroll software. It’s a full-service payroll platform that simplifies the entire employment experience.Whether you manage a global team of full-time employees or contractors, Oyster has you covered. Need to expand to new regions? Our employer of record (EOR) service simplifies the complexities of global employment, granting you the flexibility to hire international talent without setting up entities across the world.

Would you prefer to be the direct employer? That’s OK, too. We offer tailored payroll solutions for your in-house team.

Full transparency, no surprises. Check out what we support with.

  • Expansion Strategy

    • Country heatmaps & market-entry insights

    • Hiring strategy and country comparisons

  • Country-Specific HR Guidance

    • Review/design of policies

    • Country-specific documentation

    • HR-to-HR country workshops

  • Terminations & Layoffs

    • Termination policy/process design and preparation

    • End-to-end termination management

    • Bulk termination planning & coordination

    • Performance Management

      • Performance policy design

      • PIP documentation & execution

      • Manager coaching & workshops

    • Employee Behavior

      • Workplace behavior policy design

      • Investigation/suspension processes

      • Full workplace investigations

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We built People Partner Services because our customers kept asking for access to our HR expertise in more of the moments that matter as they scale globally.

Through this service, we’ve helped them decide where to expand next, design fair and compliant global policies, and run sensitive HR investigations across borders—giving global HR teams the confidence and hands-on support they need to continue to scale.

Bianca Burke

Senior Director of Expert Operations

Other providers

  • Day to day support

  • No end-to-end execution

  • Extra fees for EOR HR support

Oyster

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  • HR support included with EOR

  • Project-based access to HR experts

  • Flexible, tailored scope

Local legal firms

  • Local legal expertise

  • Expensive external counsel

  • Not practical for HR

FAQs

How is this different from Oyster’s standard HR support?

HR support is included for employees hired through Oyster’s EOR. People Partner Services extends Oyster’s expert HR support to your entire global workforce, including employees hired through your own entities, and offers deeper, project-based advisory and execution support.

What types of HR issues can People Partner Services support?

People Partner Services can support a wide range of global HR needs, including:

  • Market entry and expansion considerations
  • Global HR guidance and soundboard
  • Multi-country policy and process design
  • Performance management and employee relations
  • Terminations, investigations, and sensitive people matters
  • Burnout leave, and wellbeing-related situations

Can you support situations with employees who are not hired through Oyster?

Yes. People Partner Services supports any employee, regardless of whether they are hired through Oyster, your own local entities, or other employment models.

Do you provide legal advice?

People Partner Services provides practical HR guidance grounded in local employment practices, not formal legal advice. We aim to help teams make informed decisions and often reduce the need for legal escalation.

Who will I work with?

All projects are led by Oyster’s in-house senior HR experts with deep, real-world experience across multiple countries. You work directly with experienced professionals—not junior consultants or outsourced providers.

How is People Partner Services priced?

The service is billed at $300 per hour, with project-based pricing and no minimum commitment. You only pay for the support you need.

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