VIDEO: Namely Review: Top Features, Pros & Cons, and Alternatives

This video reviews Namely, an HR software system that claims to make life easier for you, your boss, and your employees. Read more in our full Namely overview, or see our list of the best Human Resources Software.

Jul 11, 2023
1 minute read

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namely is an hr software system that can help you manage a number of different hr functions from one platform if you're in the market for an hr software you'll want to consider namely but if you're just starting your search we can help use our product selection tool at technologyadvice.com to get a free list of hr software recommendations click the link in the description below to get started namely is an hr software that claims to make life easier for you your boss and your employees this is accomplished with tools surrounding benefits compliance talent payroll and analytics namely is designed to help mid-size companies ranging from 50 employees up to a thousand and offers enhanced services to provide further assistance to payroll and benefits management namely is priced through custom quotes there are two main plans available fundamentals and complete the fundamental plan includes the bulk of the main features including an employee directory with an org chart performance and goals time off tracking and analytics the complete plan adds extra features like benefits payroll and recruiting namely is available on all modern browsers and via mobile on ios and android namely comes with a number of features to help you manage hr software functions namely aims to make hr processes easier for both welcoming new employees and maintaining the current workforce onboarding takes place with a single landing page that goes through building a personal profile accessing company documents and signing all paperwork using the built-in e-signature and e-verify integrations namely has several tools in place to make enrolling and managing benefits a more streamlined process an enrollment wizard walks new users through the process of selecting benefits in a simplified and paperless manner once enrolled users can use namely to manage their plans and for open enrollment even from their mobile devices once benefits are selected and approved deductions are automatically calculated and entered into the payroll system on that note namely provides tools for both managing payroll and tracking time payroll data and documents are readily available for users from their user portal allowing users to update direct deposit info review payment history or print out pay stubs as needed administrative users have access to a payroll dashboard with a simplified payroll process designed to make improving invoices and paying employees a quicker process users can enter their time from their pcs mobile apps kiosks or even biometric clocks managers can then manage that time and handle other functions like overtime time approvals and more from the admin dashboard namely is well known in the hr industry but it does have its pros and cons from an end user perspective having all of your information like pay stubs benefits salary info and more in a single spot is very convenient ease of use is a common positive for users citing specifically things like the onboarding process and managing time off however old templates cannot be archived which opens up the possibility for human error in pulling in the right templates performance reviews don't offer many customization options and all integrations are not seamless with some users specifically citing issues with applicant tracking systems or ats it's a good idea to get multiple quotes before choosing an hr software solution if you're interested in namely you might also want to consider bamboo hr zenefits workday and adp workforce now still not sure if namely is right for you use our product selection tool at technologyadvice.com to get a free list of hr software recommendations click the button on the left to get started you

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This video reviews Namely, an HR software system that claims to make life easier for you, your boss, and your employees.

Read more in our full Namely overview, or see our list of the best Human Resources Software.

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