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Oyster

Oyster is a global employment platform and employer of record that lets companies hire, pay and support employees and contractors in 180+ countries without local entities.

Oyster, founded in 2019, is a global employment platform built around a single premise: that talent exists everywhere, not only in a handful of wealthy cities. The company operates as an employer of record (EOR), allowing firms to hire, pay and support employees and contractors in more than 180 countries without establishing local legal entities. Its platform covers onboarding, payroll processing, benefits administration, compliance support and contractor management.

The product set is designed for distributed workforces. The Oyster Employer of Record (EOR) Platform handles compliant hiring across its 180+ country network; separate modules address global payroll for both employees and contractors, benefits administration, cross-border compliance and contractor management. Technical work spans payroll technology, compliance automation and HR systems.

Oyster runs as a fully distributed organisation, with a team spread across more than 60 countries - the same operating model it sells. The company is a Certified B Corporation and states its mission as creating a more equal world by enabling companies anywhere to hire people anywhere, with the stated aim of spreading work opportunities across communities, local economies and the environment.

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