Hire, onboard, and pay international contractors with Oyster. Ensure contract compliance globally while simplifying paperwork and HR processes.
Oyster’s easy-to-use self-serve platform puts everything you need at your fingertips, allowing you to hire, pay, and manage contractors across 180+ countries—all in one place.
Hire contractors from all over the world, hassle-free. Generate, edit, and sign country-specific, compliant contracts to hire freelance, pay-as-you-go, and project-based talent.
Oyster streamlines every step. From identity verification to contract signing, our platform eliminates manual tasks, so you can focus on building a powerful team to support your company’s needs.
Oyster is more than an employer of record–it’s your partner for all your global talent needs. Access extensive country coverage, detailed local insights, and offer delightful employee experiences–all on one platform, without hidden costs.
Hire, pay, and manage contractors
Pay your direct employees
Whether it's pay-as-you-go (PAYG), or fixed payment schedules, Oyster simplifies payments across borders. Pay your contractors on-time and in the right currency, no matter the payment structure.
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.
Assess misclassification risk via your Oyster Shell subscription with aggregate protection up to USD $500,000.
Learn MoreWhether you’re kickstarting your global employment journey—or need help turning it around—we’re here to make the transition easy.
Explore the platform and tools for free—including the Employment Cost Calculator.
When you submit a new hire on the platform, you’ll have a virtual hiring assistant to guide you through local compliance.
Your contractor will create an account, review and sign the contract, and complete their onboarding.
LEADERSHIP
Ally Fekaiki
CEO and Founder,
Juno
Without Oyster, I don't think I would even consider hiring internationally. Oyster has made it so easy that it's become a viable part of our business strategies.”
HR AND PEOPLE OPS
Tyler Parson
VP of People,
Chili Piper
The biggest value has been the employee experience…. It brings a level of autonomy that our non-U.S. employees didn’t have before.”
FINANCE AND LEGAL
David Dawoud
Head of People,
Demodesk
Oyster encapsulates a fair price and gives you access not only to knowledge of local labor laws, but also legal counsel if it's ever required—all included in that one price.”
Contractors can provide critical expertise and experience to any business, and global contractors can be located anywhere in the world. Technically, they’re not employees and may work on a project or on a fixed-term basis. Global contractors allow businesses the flexibility to fill skills gaps or hire for short-term priorities. In most cases, global contractors are not eligible for employee-offered benefits. It is important to be mindful of misclassification risks when working with global contractors. Try out Oyster’s Employee Misclassification Analyzer for country-specific classification information to inform your worker classification decision.
We work closely with country-specific experts to incorporate up-to-date legal and regulatory frameworks, ensuring that your contractor hiring process aligns with international and local laws and employment standards.
Yes! With Oyster, you can keep track of contractors’ invoices, expenses, and time-off requests. We also provide automated reports that give you insights into your contractor workforce.
Oyster also integrates effortlessly with your expense management tools, HRIS, and more, for an unparalleled contractor hiring experience. Learn more about our integrations.
The cost of signing up contractors through Oyster’s global employment platform is $29 USD/month per contractor.
Don’t go without checking out these tools, resources, and guides. (Or, at least bookmark ’em for later.)
A call from one of our Oyster experts
A full overview of Oyster's tools and features
The best available price to fit your company needs