Global contractor management in a single place

Tired of juggling endless paperwork and complex HR processes when hiring and managing contractors globally? With Oyster, you can focus on what truly matters — building a powerful, global team.

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    Compliant hiring and payroll in 180+ countries

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    Faster time-to-hire with streamlined paperwork and communication

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    One platform to onboard and manage all team members

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    Streamlined global payroll

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    Single source of truth for contracts and documents

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    Dedicated customer service

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    Simplified hiring for full-time employees and contractors

  • Hire contractors compliantly across 180+ countries.
  • Pay contractors in 120+ currencies.
  • Get contractors up and running quickly for instant collaboration.
  • Manage invoices, expenses, and other contract terms in a centralized dashboard.
  • Free your team from mundane, administrative tasks.

Global talent, local compliance

Hire talent from all over the world, hassle-free. Through a country-specific flow, you can easily draft and edit compliant contracts to hire contractors in 180+ countries.

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Onboard contractors in minutes

Onboard contractors in minutes

Time is of the essence especially when you have projects waiting for the right talent. From identity verification to contract signing, Oyster ensures that all necessary steps are completed swiftly for instant collaboration.

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Flexible payments in 120+ currencies

Whether it's pay-as-you-go (PAYG), or fixed payment schedules, Oyster simplifies payments across borders. Experience hassle-free contractor compensation, no matter the structure. 

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Flexible payments in 120+ currencies

How to get started

Whether you’re kickstarting your global employment journey—or need help turning it around—we’re here to make the transition easy.

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    Sign up for a free Oyster account

    Explore the platform and tools for free—including the Employment Cost Calculator.

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    Receive immediate guidance when you hire

    When you submit a new hire in the platform, you’ll have a virtual hiring assistant to guide you through local compliance.

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    Access continued support from a dedicated team

    The Oyster team (yes, humans!) will review your drafted agreement, send it to you for approval, collect signatures, and handle employee onboarding.

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Streamlined contractor management

Streamlined contractor management

Navigating invoices, payments, and other contractor terms across multiple locations is a daunting task. Oyster provides a single source of truth and saves you from the complex, administrative workload of managing tax forms, payroll expenses, allowances, and reports.

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How to get started

Whether you’re kickstarting your global employment journey—or need help turning it around—we’re here to make the transition easy.

  • 1

    Sign up for a free Oyster account

    Explore the platform and tools for free—including the Employment Cost Calculator.

  • 2

    Receive immediate guidance when you hire

    When you submit a new hire in the platform, you’ll have a virtual hiring assistant to guide you through local compliance.

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    Access continued support from a dedicated team

    The Oyster team (yes, humans!) will review your drafted agreement, send it to you for approval, collect signatures, and handle employee onboarding.

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Trusted by teams and partners

We help teams grow faster across borders

David Dawoud

Head of People at Demodesk

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Oyster has it down in terms of its simplicity, but it’s genius at the same time. It’s simple enough that you don’t need to feel the burden of maintaining numerous systems. That’s the beauty of it."

Ally Fekaiki

CEO and founder of Juno

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Prior to using Oyster, employing anyone outside the U.K. was a nightmare for us... now it's super fast and painless."

Tyler Parson

VP of People at Chili Piper

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The biggest impact that Oyster has had on our team is certainly efficiency and speed. We’re able to onboard employees a lot faster and with a lot less anxiety about whether we’re doing it right. With Oyster, we trust that we did do it right."

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FAQs

What is a global contractor?
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How does Oyster ensure local compliance across multiple countries?
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Can Oyster help with financial processes and reporting?
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How much does it cost to work with a contractor on Oyster?
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A fully-driven contractor management solution - free for 30 days

Oyster eliminates the complexities, legal headaches, and manual tasks associated with contractor hiring and management. Every contractor submitted in the first 30 days will literally cost you nothing!

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Free global employment resources? Shuck yeah!

Don’t go without checking out these tools, resources, and guides. (Or, at least bookmark ’em for later.)

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Global employment tools

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Global hiring guides

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Oyster Academy courses

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