Oyster — Employer of Record & Global Employment 2026

1. Provider Overview

Oyster HR, Inc. is a global employment and HR enablement platform founded in 2020 by Tony Jamous and Jack Mardack. A certified B Corporation, Oyster was founded on the thesis that brilliant talent is distributed equally around the world, but opportunity is not. Headquartered remotely with key operations spanning the United States and the United Kingdom, Oyster provides an end-to-end software platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and care for full-time employees and independent contractors in over 180 countries.

2. What Oyster Specializes In

Oyster specializes in remote workforce enablement, focusing on:
- Global Employer of Record (EOR) hiring across 180+ international jurisdictions.
- Compliant independent contractor management, contract generation, and rapid invoicing.
- Ethical global compensation, equity management guidance, and localized benefits administration.
- Integrated employment cost forecasting and tax liability estimation tools.

3. EOR Capability

EOR ASSESSMENT CONFIRMED EOR

DELIVERY MODEL HYBRID

SCOPE GLOBAL

Oyster is classified as a Confirmed EOR provider. Oyster manages the full legal lifecycle of international employment, executing compliant local contracts, withholding national taxes, remitting social security contributions, and administering statutory benefits and leave. In its primary markets, Oyster operates through direct owned subsidiaries, while utilizing certified, audited local employment partners in secondary markets.

4. Geographic Coverage

Oyster provides coverage across 180+ countries globally, encompassing established hubs across Western and Eastern Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

5. Countries Supported

Oyster supports full-time EOR employment across all 25 EOR.one priority countries: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Canada, Australia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, France, Japan, Netherlands, Brazil, Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

6. Services Offered

Oyster's service offerings span:
1. Global Employer of Record (EOR)
2. Contractor Management
3. Global Payroll
4. Global Benefits (Oyster Health)
5. Employment Compliance Advisory
6. Remote HRIS & Self-Service Portal
7. Equity Assessment & Advisory

7. Delivery / Entity Model

Oyster utilizes a Hybrid Delivery Model. In top-tier hiring markets across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, Oyster operates direct wholly owned legal entities. In other jurisdictions, Oyster collaborates with established, audited in-country employment partners, managing all operations through Oyster's proprietary technology platform.

8. Pricing

Oyster provides clear public pricing:
- Global Employment (EOR): $499 USD per employee per month on an annual contract, or $599 USD per employee per month billed monthly.
- Contractor Management: $29 USD per contractor per month.
- Non-Profit Discounts: Certified non-profits and social enterprises receive dedicated percentage discounts.
- Pass-Through Costs: Mandatory statutory social contributions and taxes are billed at exact local cost with zero markup.

9. Payroll

Oyster's payroll engine automates gross-to-net salary disbursements in local currencies, generating localized payslips that comply with regional statutory labor mandates, while providing employers with consolidated monthly invoicing in USD, EUR, or GBP.

10. Contractor Management

Oyster Contractor provides comprehensive freelance management: automated contract creation, localized IP assignment clauses, tax form collection, and instant multi-currency payouts in over 120 countries, with built-in misclassification risk assessments.

11. Benefits

Oyster provides tailored statutory and supplemental employee benefits:
- Localized Compliance: Ensures automatic provision of mandatory local leave, 13th month bonuses, and state pensions.
- Oyster Health: Comprehensive supplemental international medical, dental, and vision packages tailored to regional market standards.

12. Immigration & Work Authorization

Oyster supports visa and work authorization assessments in select jurisdictions, providing guidance on work permits and mobility feasibility for remote hires.

13. HR / Technology

Oyster's platform delivers a streamlined HR experience: digital employee onboarding, leave and time-off tracking, expense approvals, document repositories, and self-service portals for distributed workers.

14. Integrations

Oyster integrates natively with enterprise HR and finance platforms including BambooHR, Hibob, Workday, Greenhouse, Xero, QuickBooks Online, and Slack.

15. Customer Segments

Oyster primarily serves venture-backed startups, mid-market technology scaleups, and socially conscious enterprises seeking ethical, compliant international hiring.

16. Strengths

Primary operational strengths include certified B-Corp status, transparent pricing ($499/mo annual), extensive 180+ country reach, and robust localized compensation and cost calculators.

17. Limitations & Considerations

Considerations include hybrid delivery reliance in secondary markets, selective visa sponsorship availability, and lack of in-house hardware procurement infrastructure.

18. Best For

Oyster is optimal for mission-driven scaleups and mid-market organizations prioritizing ethical employment standards, transparent pricing, and broad geographic reach across Europe and the Americas.