Oyster HR is a global employment platform and employer of record, founded in 2019. It enables companies to hire, pay and support employees and contractors in more than 180 countries without establishing local entities. The company's technical work spans HR technology, payroll systems, benefits administration, compliance automation and tooling for distributed workforces.
The Oyster Platform combines an employer of record service with onboarding, global payroll processing and payment, benefits administration and support for local employment compliance across countries. Engineering work on the platform addresses payroll technology, benefits administration and the automation of cross-border compliance processes.
Oyster is a fully distributed company, with team members in more than 60 countries. It is a Certified B Corporation and states a mission of spreading work opportunity in order to reduce the concentration of jobs in wealthy cities, on the premise that talent is distributed globally. Its stated areas of impact include people, communities, local economies and the environment.
