Run from Namely
December 31, 2019

Run from Namely

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Namely

Namely is used across our entire organization for Payroll, HRIS, Performance Management. We moved to Namely because we wanted to incorporate an online performance management system tied to our payroll and to increase the efficiency of our onboarding.
  • The mechanics of processing payroll is easy.
  • The social media look to the home page is nice.
  • Failure to disclose that their timekeeping system is a third-party. It requires contact to 2 different companies to resolve issues.
  • Duplicate entries needed.
  • I spend a lot more time with this system than previous vendors.
  • I cannot provide a positive impact.
The failure to disclose during sales that they used a 3rd party bank and a 3rd-party timekeeping system was a shock. EE's must download 2 apps because of this. 1 to see the timesheet, and 1 to see their paystub.
There's also lack of training and guidance on how to do things. Some print-outs are good, but they're poor in most cases. No webinars or online classes to walk staff through the "how-to." The service dept doesn't open until 9am est. There have been odd calculations for OT, (i.e. not your straight 1.5) and they don't know why.
They can be very "hands-off" - i.e. not our responsibility.

Do you think Namely delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Namely's feature set?

Yes

Did Namely live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Namely go as expected?

No

Would you buy Namely again?

No

Overall lack of training materials or guidance on "how to" to new users.
The timekeeping system works well if you have a standard shift, but for anything "different," or if your staff works 7 days a week, there is difficulty in programming and calculating hours correctly. There's also difficulty in knowing which company to contact with errors: the timekeeping company (3rd party), or Namely.
This would probably work well if your company is just office staff with standard hours.

Namely Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
8
Employment history
2
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
1
Organizational charting
2
Organization and location management
Not Rated
Pay calculation
1
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
8
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
2
Balance details
2
Annual carry-forward and encashment
2
View and generate pay and benefit information
2
Update personal information
1
View job history
1
View company policy documentation
Not Rated
Employee recognition
Not Rated
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
Report builder
Not Rated
Pre-built reports
5
Ability to combine HR data with external data
Not Rated
Performance plans
2
Performance improvement plans
2
Review status tracking
2
Review reminders
7
Multiple review frequency
2
Candidate search
Not Rated
Not Rated
New hire portal
Not Rated
Manager tracking tools
Not Rated
Corporate goal setting
2
Individual goal setting
2
Line-of sight-visibility
2
Performance tracking
2