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.

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

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
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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
Discover our payroll capabilities

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.

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.

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
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.

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
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No end-to-end execution
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Project-based access to HR experts
Flexible, tailored scope
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Expensive external counsel
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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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