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Oyster End-of-Year Guide

Navigating the end of the year is challenging in the HR world. Similar to last year, payroll is adjusted to give way to office closures and reduced manpower due to the holiday season. This adjustment allows us to ensure that payments are still processed promptly and as expected. 

If you have any questions or require further details, please contact the support team by logging a request through our portal.

 

What dates can I expect to change?

  • Cut-off dates for: 
    • Payroll changes
    • Engagement 
    • Offboarding  
    • Onboarding 
  • Salary and bonus payments
  • Invoice release and due date

 

Will there be changes in invoicing?

The invoices can be accessed through the platform. There will be no significant change in the invoicing dates. Details of invoicing are as follows:

  • The settlement invoice for the October payroll will be issued by November 7.
  • The pre-funding invoice for the November payroll will be issued by November 11. 
  • The settlement invoice for the November payroll will be issued by December 5.
  • The pre-funding invoice for the December payroll will be issued by December 11. 
  • The settlement invoice for the December payroll will be issued by January 8.

 

Are there changes impacting onboarding?

Team Member onboarding requests submitted after November 17 cannot be guaranteed start dates in December 2025, and will instead be processed in January 2026.

 

Are there changes impacting offboarding?

All offboarding requests will still require a 30-day notice period. To ensure that we’re able to manage all requests as efficiently as possible, kindly note the following dates:

CUT-OFF DATE

DETAILS
November 10 Cut-off for all bulk offboarding* requests and December terminations
December 10 Cut-off for all January offboarding requests

*Bulk offboarding is in reference to a request to offboard multiple Team Members within the same timeframe, i.e., within the context of a company re-org/redundancy round.

NOTE: For offboarding of indirect Team Members, international local partners have differing cut-off dates for the holiday period. Please contact our team immediately if you wish to offboard an indirect Team Member, and we will advise on the earliest possible date for termination. 

 

What are the expected changes for Direct Team Members?

To ensure smooth processing for December payroll, please take note of the following important dates and deadlines:

Submission & Engagement Deadlines

DATE ITEM DETAILS
December 5 Additional pay submission (bonuses, commissions, expenses, contract changes, etc.) For Direct Team Members paid monthly
TM Engagement deadline Last day to engage Team Members for December 2025 payroll. Later engagements paid in January
December 15 Additional pay submission (bonuses, commissions, expenses, contract changes, etc.) For Direct Team Members in Canada, Czech Republic, Mexico, and the USA

 

Salary Payment Schedule

DATE ITEM DETAILS
December 19-22 Target salary payment window for salary payments to reach Team Members’ accounts All other monthly-paid Team Members
January 10 Salary payment  Czech Republic Team Members
December 15 Christmas Bonus payment Portugal Team Members
December 20 Christmas Bonus payment Mexico Team Members

Countries where salary payments will not have any changes:

  • Canada
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Czech Republic

 

What are the expected changes for Indirect Team Members?

The cut-off date for all indirect Team Members will be as follows:

DATE COUNTRY
December 3 Kenya
December 4 All other countries

Note that, salary payment dates may vary per Team Member depending on the statutory requirements in their respective countries. 

COUNTRY SALARY PAYMENT DATE
Argentina No Change
Armenia No Change
Austria Dec 23
Bangladesh Dec 19
Belarus Jan 02
Belgium Dec 23
Bosnia and Herzegovina No Change
Brazil No Change
Cameroon Dec 18
Chile No Change
Colombia No Change
Costa Rica No Change
Croatia No Change
Cyprus No Change
Czech Republic No Change
Denmark No Change
Ecuador No Change
Egypt No Change
Finland Dec 19
France No Change
Georgia No Change
Germany Dec 22
Ghana Dec 23
Greece No Change
Guatemala No Change
Hong Kong Dec 19
Iceland No Change
India No Change
Indonesia Dec 23
Ireland No Change
Israel No Change
Italy Dec 22-Jan 9
Japan Dec 23
Kazakhstan No Change
Kenya Dec 23
Kosovo No Change
Latvia Jan 2
Lebanon No Change
Lithuania Jan 15
Luxembourg Dec 23
North Macedonia No Change
Malaysia Dec 23
Malta No Change
Mexico Dec 30
Moldova No Change
Morocco No Change
Nepal Dec 19
Netherlands Dec 22
New Zealand Dec 24
Nigeria Dec 18-23
Norway Dec 23
Pakistan Dec 19
Paraguay No Change
Peru Dec 26
Philippines Dec 19-23
Poland No Change
Portugal No Change
Qatar No Change
Saudi Arabia No Change
Serbia No Change
Singapore Dec 19
Slovakia No Change
Slovenia Jan 16
South Africa Dec 23
South Korea No Change
Spain No Change
Sri Lanka Dec 19
Sweden Dec 23
Switzerland Dec 23
Taiwan Dec 19
Tanzania Dec 23
Thailand Dec 19
Turkey No Change
Ukraine No Change
United Arab Emirates No Change
United Kingdom No Change
Uruguay No Change
Vietnam Dec 23
Zambia Dec 20
Zimbabwe Dec 20
Red font signifies changes on the dates

 

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