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Who Uses This Software?
Namely is an end-to-end HR, payroll, and benefits platform that your employees will love. Namely is HR software that employees actually use built to fit your company culture.
Average Ratings132 Reviews
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DeploymentCloud, SaaS, Web
Mobile - iOS Native
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Vendor Details
- Namely
- www.namely.com
- Founded 2012
- United States
About Namely
More than just 360 Degree Feedback, Namely is the first all-in-one HR platform that employees love to use. Namely is powerful, easy-to-use technology that allows small to mid-sized companies (15 to 2,500 employees) to handle all of their HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Time & Attendance in one place. Coupled with dedicated support, every Namely client gets the software and service they need to deliver great HR and a strong, engaged company culture. Schedule your free demo at Namely.com.
Namely Features
- Aggregate Reports
- Comparative Reports
- Customizable Questions
- Group Summary Report
- Individual Reports
- Question Library
- Rater Selection
- Rater Tracking
- Self Service Portal
- Supports External Reviewers
Namely Reviews Recently Reviewed!
It's been a game-changer for "staying connected" with the team!
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Pros: Client Support Specialist, they don't disappear after implementation. In fact, I connect very regularly with our specialist and we've developed a great relationship.
Cons: Some limitations based on our specific requests/needs but they are always listening and making adjustments in response to client feedback. It does not fall on deaf ears.
Great platform and improving all the time
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Pros: Namely is always listening to their clients and improving the customer experience for both the administrator and the employees using it.
Overall: More employee engagement. All my HR information in one place. Great reporting features.
Namely is working on making their platform more intuitive and that improvement will lead to even greater satisfaction.
Great solution for scaling startup with exceptional functionality, customization, and support
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Pros: Namely is a thorough solution with broad functionality and significant ability to customize; great customer support
Cons: The initial implementation was manually intensive; customization requires significant initial investment in time
Best Payroll Experience
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Pros: I work almost exclusively on the payroll sides of Namely, and I've found it to be user friendly and super intuitive. The easily accessible training videos are fantastic and great when you find yourself asking, "How do I do that again?" My favorite part is the easy navigation!
Cons: I can't say that I actively dislike anything. I think because I'm still learning the software there are going to sections that I don't know how to work as efficiently. IE: I'm hoping there's a way to link our 401k directly in, so that when users make individual changes through the fidelity portal it automatically update (like other benefits sections do). Not sure if that's possible?
Overall: Peace of mind. Ease/Accessibility. Confidence in the accuracy of our payroll.
Takes our business to the next level!
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Pros: The quality of the Namely team. They have excellent customer service, HR & tech advances, training, and communication.
Cons: It doesn't have all of the features I would like, but they're constantly adding on features and listening to the feedback of their clients.
Overall: I receive constant HR news, updates from Washington, compliance notices, and best practice data. The ability to organize our employees and teams with all of their personal information greatly improves internal communication. It helps our employees have access to their payroll history, benefits, signed forms, and company news on a daily basis.
Seamless, guided transition with A+ support all along the way
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Pros: There is a dedicated team behind it to make sure that we're getting the most possible use out of it at all times.
Cons: I would like for our team to be able to utilize it for centralizing recruiting and applicant tracking. It would help streamline one remaining process into the overall software
Overall: Almost all of our HR needs are centralized in one system with a great support team behind it
Namely has made this the one stop shop for all of our employee related operations!
Pros: Namely provides a one stop shop for all employee related items (payroll, benefits, HRIS, time tracking, onboarding). It has been a great tool for us and has saved us a lot of time. It is easy to you and a clean interface on both the administration and employee side.
Cons: There have been a few issues with integration with different carriers and software but Namely is working to make sure that everything is talking to each other.
This software makes tracking vacation pay and time off accrual simple and breezy.
Pros: I was using this software to track vacation time and time off accrual for hundreds of people and it was a breeze.
Overall: It was so easy to track everything and everyone that my day was just clicking buttons. Super easy.
Namely has made payroll and benefits so much easier to manage...
Pros: Namely provides an all-in-one platform to conduct almost all of our HR, payroll, and benefits tasks. They're continuously improving their already easy-to-use product. I also like how the performance management/goal setting module (included) is so customizable. Also - it is SO much easier and cleaner to use than some other big payroll companies...and more affordable.
Cons: There's a few advanced features that sometimes require additional assistance to implement (roles & permissions), but honestly, I haven't found many issues!
User Friendly but not Payroll/ PTO Tracking / Time-Keeping Friendly. Bad Implementation Team.
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Pros: ser friendly. Easy to navigate through the website and very easy to run custom reports in the HRIS side. We are also utilizing their on-boarding, performance management and benefits enrollment features to save the company time as well as to reduce paperwork.
Cons: Biggest concern is that the Payroll module is as robust as Namely claims it to be. The report writer is limited and there are manual double entries that you need to do to if you are tracking PTO as well as other information using their HRIS module. We ended up purchasing their Namely Time module because the web-clock and PTO Tracking in their HRIS module is very limited; the web-clock is unable to round worked hours as we track employee hours worked in 15 minute increments and PTO Tracking was not accruing the correct amount of sick and vacation balance for the employees which caused us to manually track PTO for 6 months on a spreadsheet. Even with the Namely Time module, it does not fully integrate with Namely Payroll, therefore, all accrued vacation and sick balances does not feed over and we are not able to show the accrued balances on employees¿ pay-stubs which is required by law in California. We have NOT been in compliance for over 10 MONTHS .
Overall: We are trying to minimize paper clutter and store information digitally which is one of the reasons why we chose Namely. On-boarding process is much more automated as you can upload all required documents into a template and have new employees complete them using e-signature. Performance Management feature makes it very easy to keep track of everyone¿s progress and manage from the administrative side. Benefits Open Enrollment is now automated and employees will be accountable for making changes or selecting new coverage.
Great for everything HR EXCEPT benefits brokers
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Pros: Modern design and easy to navigate and lots of interactive features such as a social media type message board.
Cons: Benefits team is horrible. They took DAYS to email us back and never answered their phone when things didn't work the way they said they would.
Overall: Records keeping and onboarding features were nice. It was nice to have a modernly designed employee portal.
Solid software
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Comments: I would definitely recommend giving Namely a chance.
Pros: Easy to use, amazing payroll system, great reporting features. Particularly like the homepage- has a social media type feel which works for our company communication strategy.
Cons: Namely gets quite buggy from time to time so we are constantly having to let our account rep know about these issues.
simplistic but gets the job done for performance management
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Pros: easy to use, complete, track reviews. Customizable enough to use for yearly reviews. Kinda cute that you can send "praise" and messages to your co-workers.
Cons: Pretty simplistic, in my opinion. It's bare bones, and while intuitive, only digitizes what could easily be accomplished with a paper form. I see the value in that, but that can be easily recreated. Maybe there's other modules we don't buy that are more advanced.
HR Game Changer!
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Pros: Clean look & easy to use (for admins & employees). Truly an all in one platform that makes HR's life much easier & more organized. My favorite features are: payroll (it's a breeze), onboarding (drastically improved new hire experience & internal document storage), benefits administration (easy to use for admin & employees). Constantly rolling out new products based on customer feedback! Amazing and kind support team that is always available by phone and email for questions!
Cons: Like any HRIS, it takes time and a dedicated HR individual or team to get it up and running because it's so customizable. The pay off is well worth it though!
Line up your nagging people tech problems, Namely mows them down. And it's a ride mower ;-)
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Comments: Don't let your fear of change deter you from moving to a truly innovative and integrated solution.
Pros: Long list here. Everything in one place. Simple to access. Easy to use. Mobile. Integrated with several other key partners. FABULOUS customer service. Conversion is handled professionally, competently and quickly. Managers are delighted to be able to master the "dark arts" of goals, performance reviews, time off, resources and more. From the CEO out to every person at Namely, there's a vibe of energy, commitment and smarts. How refreshing.
Cons: Short list here. Like any innovative, new solution, there are features we users crave. The Namely product development team are fast and responsive. The product roadmap is shared with us. Oh, this was the cons list. Sorry. Done.
Overall, good experience.
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Pros: Platform is very easy to use from the admin side and from the user side. Fields are customizable which is a plus.
Cons: I would love to see a more robust reporting function that allows more filters. Support sometimes takes a while to respond to questions.
Namely is a GREAT HRIS tool!
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Pros: Customizable, easy to use, one stop shop for all employee related things! It's a great tool that helps us keep employees informed and engaged
Cons: There are still some product enhancements that need to be made to enhace the overall admin experience and also a few things they can add to help poll engagement.
Ease of use all-in-one HR and payroll system module. Great communication tool for global employees
Pros: System is easy to use and employees have said how they have found it user friendly. The integrated aspect with payroll also makes processing very simple. The reporting functionality is fantastic!
Cons: Although they have partners companies can utilize for applicant tracking, it is not fully integrated into the HRIS.
Great platform, great customer support, but room for improvement in terms of some functionality
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Pros: The central news feed is a great, social tool, especially useful for keeping everyone up-to-date. Some of the functions are fantastic - the onboarding, the performance tool, the time off function, and its very easy to customise some of the profile fields to your own requirements. Also, it will be great when the new reporting tool is rolled out, and you can do point in time reporting.
Cons: There are limitations in terms of some of the functions for non-US employees. For example, we can't track UK or Canadian expenses through Namely. Also, some of the recent changes have meant we have had to change our internal processes to fit, rather than having the flexibility to do it the other way round.
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Pros: Appears to be highly configurable and from what I've seen can integrate quite a few systems (ATS, LMS, Performance Management, surveys, etc). The interface is so easy to use as well and esthetically pleasing!
Cons: Unless you're planning to integrate their payroll solution, they don't integrate outside of their HRMS with automation.
Lots of kinks, but consolidated offering
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Pros: All in one Payroll, Benefits, HRIS, Time Tracking, Performance Management, Intranet. It keeps all of your data in one and the Reporting functionality is better than Zenefits.
Cons: Not user intuitive, not a sexy UI and you have to navigate through many clicks to get through to something that should be more simplified. The implementation was pretty smooth, but you really rely on your account manager on navigating and customizing.
Great UI
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Comments: Overall, great support staff. Our Account Manager does her best to create customized solutions for us.
Pros: Great UI for employees Stellar HR module Benefit Broker is very helpful Great Customer Support I like the social feed aspect
Cons: Payroll module is rudimentary For a Software to claim syncing between HR and Payroll, very little syncs. We have to update data in several places. I wish the data flowed. Onboarding is more manual than our last HR software.
My HR Manager In An APP!!
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Pros: Namely saves the day when I began my search for help with attendance time tracking for my employees! It is user friendly and easy to use I cut the cost of needing an HR manager!
Namely is a great HRIS solution!
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Pros: The ability to customize the system and tailor it to our unique culture. The newsfeed and birthday/work anniversary reminders are amazing!
Cons: How an employee PTO balance is reported in Namely. Currently, the PTO plan is set up so that each employee's PTO renews on their anniversary date. It's confusing and it is not the true available PTO balance.
Overall: PTO requests are easy and I love appreciating my fellow co-workers!
Solid software for the price
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Comments: The support team and onboarding tools are both fantastic. They've recently added a "goals" feature that we are just starting to use, so that is exciting. Overall, it's a great value for the price.
Pros: Great UI, compared to other HRIS products of similar cost. The internal support team is very responsive and helpful. There is a wide range of tools to choose from: onboarding, PTO, performance reviews, benefit portals, payroll, etc. I've found the onboarding feature very helpful, as new hires can start their HRIS profile, as well as read and agree to all new hire paperwork.
Cons: The API leaves some room for improvement, but I believe they are working to improve it. Also, the benefits portal works well, but the "electronic feed" to the insurance company hasn't worked for us. Well, it works, it just doesn't link accurate information. I believe they are working on that as well. The performance review reminders are not found in an intuitive manner, but the program itself is pretty easy to use once you know where to find things.
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Comments: When we got it they promised us features then later said that they planned on implementing those feature next year. Not cool
Pros: Payroll and HR
Cons: Lies
Namely is so easy to use for HR duties
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Comments: namely is simple and easy to use. It's extremely beneficial to have all of your HR documents and information in one place (online). As an employee, you can quickly view how many days of PTO you have accrued, then see which holidays you have off, and then view your past paychecks. Extremely user friendly and efficient software. Wonderfully designed as well.
Pros: Ease of use, having the information all in one screen (with multiple tabs), streamlines HR process, great design.
Cons: Inputting hours is a manual process if you are hourly - a bit time consuming. Seems like this process could be automated somehow.
Namely- #1 HR Software
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Pros: User Friendly Gorgeous Interface Eliminates Paperwork Easily track and document PTO Scaleable to from small to large companies
Cons: Did not have the capability to integrate with our Australian payroll system Was unable to meet our needs in terms of an integrated payroll solution
Needs a lot of work
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Comments: They are the new company and I believe that they have a lot of tweaks they need to make to the system to make it functional. If you need it for only a few employees, then it might be alright. It is not good for a medium to large size company.
Cons: Payroll and HR sides are separate and do not communicate with each other. A LOT of double work! Not Cheap
Recommendations to other buyers: I would not recommend
Namely at ZirMed
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Pros: Seamless integration; very easy to use; contains PTO, pay; annual review, and other information all in one place.
Cons: None at this time as we have just started using the product
Overall: We recently switched to Namely as our primary HR platform and it is leaps and bounds better than ADP, our previous solution. It integrates seamlessly with our SSO platform and provides a nice clean, clear, and concise interface.
Recommendations to other buyers: Namely is definitely an improvement over ADP and suits well with our other cloud-based platforms.
Great Software
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Comments: I really like this system and it would have been great for the social aspect of it. Our company is pretty small and we wouldn't have needed the payroll or benefits administration. We found it to be easy to use, and a big help with the onboarding process.
Innovative HR Software
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Pros: Ease of use and modern platform that is easily recognizable for employees and managers.
Cons: There needs to be more integration between the different modules (HR & Payroll), but this is something that is on their roadmap. I'm already seeing improvements after being in the software for a couple of months.
Overall: Namely provides a software package that covers the essential needs of any HR department, including HRIS, payroll and benefits administration. HRIS is easy to use and logical from both an administrator and self-service perspective. Payroll is quick to run and has one of the fastest processing times I've seen. Benefits just work. Lots of options to meet your needs from the benefits side with great transparency for employees to understand the total cost of benefits provided to them.
It's important to realize that Namely is a newer entrant to the HR software arena. You will not find the level of complexity and advanced options available through some of the larger legacy systems out there, but there is no software bloat in the Namely system either. The company is continually enhancing their products and provides updates on their software roadmap up to 18 months out, which I have never seen an HR software company do before. This level of transparency really helps to build confidence that this is a company that is open to feedback and acts quickly to ensure they are providing their clients with the best system out there.
Recommendations to other buyers: Understand that this is newer software and it is essential to voice your feedback. They are very responsive and will let you know upfront if your feedback/request is on their upcoming list of enhancements or not.
Looks like a great software
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Comments: We had a demo of this and it looked like a really great software. Didn't get enough time to really dive into it.
Fantastic HR Tool
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Comments: My company has a very complex payroll, including full-time, part-time, and variable hour employees. It has been a struggle getting payroll to be efficient, as I don't think the payroll portal was created to accommodate such an intricate, complex payroll set up like my company has. However, the HR portal has been fantastic to use and has helped our employees, located all over the US, feel more engaged with our headquarters and overall company mission. With the integration with TimeClock Plus, I believe the payroll issues will be worked out and the system will provide a highly rated overall experience.
Namely is an Onboarding Win
Comments: Great for Onboarding - we've gone 99% paperless. Namely is always adding new features. I'd like to see it be a little better for employee self-service, but we're getting there!
All of our HR data is in one place finally
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Comments: As you start with any HCM system there are always learning curves and speed bumps but Namely is so intuitive we felt the curve was much steeper and less challenging to overcome.
Customer Service and User Experience Driven
Comments: We use Namely for payroll, HRIS, and benefits. Having an all in one solution has not only made everything much more organized and easy to manage but has saved our team time and money. I've been very impressed with the amount of customization within the system. It has allowed us to manage an Unlimited PTO policy along with our other benefits with ease.
I have great support from the Account Managers and the Brokerage team.
Good product with potential
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Comments: Namely is a great up and coming product. It has most of the key features a standard HRIS system has and working on integrating and updating more features which will hopefully make it a greater product.
It does have a few disconnects that you would otherwise not experience with other HRIS systems, however, hopeful these will be addressed in future roadmaps and upgrades.
Good app so that contact details are at your fingertips - just need to release the Android version as currently only in iOS version.
Very simple to use and has a great UI experience.
Didn't like it, confusing UI navigation
Comments: Didn't fall in love with this product. It's not ergonomic to use, plenty of clicking here and there to uncover sections you'd expect to have available straight on.
Getting There
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Pros: User friendly
Cons: Kinks
Overall: Namely has the potential to be a great product. There are some kinks that need to be smoothed out, as with any newer company. With that said, the Namely team is open to feedback and takes customer requests very seriously. It is user friendly and our customer service rep is very attentive to our needs.
Next Gen HR Tool!
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Pros: Ease of use is it's #1 asset
Cons: Sometimes simple things weren't contemplated early enough in building out an HRIS system (e.g. 3 different direct deposit accounts (some people like auto debit from payrolls; state tax categories)
Overall: Namely has a great user experience from both the employee standpoint, as well as an admin in the system. You can capture as much data as you want and build custom categories which makes data collection robust and easy. The support team is responsive on all matters, despite the time zone differences. Overall a great product and big bang for the buck (with some minor roadmap additions).
Recommendations to other buyers: Overall a very good user experience for both end user as well as HR teams. I use the system to pivot tons of data that helps me make better data-driven decisions related to people matters at our company.
HRIS, Payroll & Benefits Platform
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Pros: The user interface and customization of HRIS data.
Cons: The integration between HRIS and payroll is still somewhat manual, and the reporting features are not as robust as they could be.
Overall: We have been with Namely for just about a year, and have had a pretty good experience. Their modern take on HR is what hooked us in the beginning, and they have been adding key features along the way. Their customer support is very responsive and knowledgable, yet the integration between HRIS and payroll is still somewhat manual. As with any new company there are some hiccups, but overall we have been pleasantly surprised.
Great product, but implementation issues
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Comments: Overall, Namely is a great HRIS! It's nice to have your employee data, payroll, benefits and potentially your employee files all in one place. The ease of use is great, the UI is wonderful, and our account manager has been great to work with. However, the only downside we've had this far are implementation issues. The timecard system in Namely is a bit cumbersome (but they are working on a new release) and we did have communication issues during implementation (i.e things not getting done that we were told were being worked on.)
Pros: Ease of use, user experience.
Cons: Doesn't appear to be a lot of integration with HRIS and payroll - but it sounds like it's coming.
Turning our "mom & pop" company to something legitimate!
Comments: We recently upgraded our HR department to Namely. What a change! The employees are so excited to be able to see exactly where they stand (salary, PTO, benefits, reviews). The management team loves having a place to go to track everything. We are excited about this new direction....we feel we're on the leading edge now!
Namely Review
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Pros: Namely, newsfeed has really had positive feedback from our employees. Love that we can have documents and HR information all in one place - the employee's profile.
Cons: The payroll side of things is not as easy to use as the HR side. They don't "talk" to each other as they should -- information doesn't roll over from HR to Payroll automatically - there are times when manual adjustments need to be made.
Overall: We implemented Namely HR and Payroll in September 2016. They have great customer support, account managers, and implementation teams. Very helpful and stay on top of to-do lists with weekly updates. The HR side and newsfeed have been a hit for our employees. They LOVE it. It is a great avenue for us to provide our remote locations insight on what our company is doing and a one-stop shop for employee information. The payroll side of things, however, isn't as user-friendly. We have a somewhat complicated payroll, due to the size of our company and multiple divisions, that we have come across some areas of improvement. We continue to work with Namely for system improvements that will maximize our efficiency and accuracy with payroll and benefits process, specifically integrations for time clocks and Cobra providers.
Way easier to do HR this way!
Comments: Our company recently had our HR rep change her availability to half time with the possibility that she would no longer be available to us in the near future. While exploring options, Namely became a great way to automate and track many of the things that she used to spend time doing. I have loved using the service so far! If I want to know what our insurance policy covers, Namely stores that information. If I want to change my benefits package in any way, Namely allows me to see the next time I'm eligible to do so and do it all online. This has been such an easy way to manage HR in a workforce that has many individuals away from the office or remote much of the time. It has reduced the amount of paper needed for many of our HR practices as well since most of these documents can be generated, signed, and stored online. Very easy to use and set up and I would recommend it to anyone!
Great product with variable implementation and customer support
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Pros: Customizable; modern; streamlined
Cons: Ad hoc (sometimes it feels like new features or functionality is tacked on); inconsistent (sometimes, the product doesn't work as described)
Overall: I work for a nonprofit organization with more than 60 employees in over 20 states (we're a remote workforce), and we began using Namely after leaving a different software in the summer of 2016. I struggled to decide between a three and four-star review. For now, I'm going with a three, but I reserve the right to revise upward or downward in future weeks and months.
Our sales and introductory phase with Namely was excellent. We learned a lot about the product and Namely's offerings, and, obviously, our organization was sold. As I've seen noted in some other reviews, there were problems with our implementation. Our payroll was set up incorrectly, even though Namely had payroll registers to model on, and that error resulted in the underpayment of taxes. To Namely's credit, they put a lot of work in to correct the issue and file amendments, but it was disappointing that poor implementation resulted in something like that. We've also had spotty responsiveness and support, but that has improved as the kinks have gotten worked out (which is somewhat backward to what you, as a customer, might want).
Outside of the implementation and responsiveness, we love the platform. I love that we have so much control over payroll (that wasn't the case with other software), and the HRIS side of things is much more sleek, streamlined, and easy to understand.
In summary, I would say our relationship and experience is improving over time, but there's still some damaged trust and suspiciousness after the rocky implementation.
It's so easy!
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Comments: My company switched to Namely from ADP and the difference is day and night. Not only is Namely faster at responding to my inquiries than our ADP account manager was, but the Namely interface is 100x easier. I cannot say enough great things about Namely.
Easy to Use
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Comments: Namely is very user friendly on both ends of the spectrum, but there are some places where they could still work on, especially with the benefits side of things.
Pros: UI is great! Super easy to use, great looking app and website, love the newsfeed function where employees can keep up with other employees!
Cons: It doesn't work the best with benefit enrollment and our payroll unfortunately
Recommendations to other buyers: Its a great tool for the money that you spend for it!
We're satisfied with Namely
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Pros: Easy to access; fairly intuitive
Cons: Inability to format text on performance reviews and wacky output spacing on the performance review report.
Overall: Our company uses Namely for multiple facets of HR (onboarding, performance reviews, benefits, payroll), and our experience has been positive overall. Our Namely account rep has been very responsive to our questions and needs. The technology is maturing, and they seem to have a destination in mind. We've had bumps along the way, but Namely works to make things right.
Excellent HR Software
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Comments: I use Namely HR daily for Benefits Administration, Payroll Processing, Onboarding and more. It's extremely useful for me as an administrator and also as a user because of it's user friendly interface and ease of navigation.
Pros: All in one HR Software Easy benefits enrollment Great for keeping employee information up to date Useful for collaboration with others Relevant payroll reports
Cons: I would like to see the calendar improved.
Recommendations to other buyers: Feel free to ask any questions/concerns and be very specific in what your needs are especially during setup.
Reviewing Namely for HRIS, benefits admin & payroll processing
Pros: I mostly love being able to have HR, benefits and payroll information all in one spot! Of course Namely is not the only program which can handle these processes, but I do find Namely very flexible and capable of handling all our needs.
Cons: We may be unique, but we do value anonymity in our review process. I do wish the review program settings could be set at the company level so that all managers could initiate the process in the same manner. without my needing to ensure it is handled in the same way each time. I've communicated our need and I'm sure Namely is assessing to see if this is something other companies could use as well.
Overall: We love Namely for our HR, benefit and payroll administration. And our employees enjoy the social feed area as well. The site is flexible, easy to use and we get wonderful support from our Namely team!
Recommendations to other buyers: Be sure to check out Namely before making any final choices on new HR, benefits or payroll software.
Why Do I Have to Give Namely One Star?
Comments: I have been doing payroll for over 25 years. This may be a good Human Resources software, I would not know, but the payroll software and staff is by far the worst I have ever used. Our company was set-up for payroll taxes in states where we had no operation. We told Namely that we did not have nexus in the state. Yet employees had deductions taken out and funds were erroneously submitted to the state. From all of the states that were messed up, it will take at least 18 months to fix our state taxation from only using Namely for 9 months. There are many other more cost effective and competent payroll services available. I strongly recommend using them.
Recommendations to other buyers: Don't believe the marketing.
Namely User
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Comments: Fantastic experience with payroll, benefits, and talent management functions. Our company works with a wonderful team at Namely whose effort and hard-work are greatly appreciated!
Modern, easy to use HR platform
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Comments: It has a modern look and feel, although it's starting to get a little dated (no major update to the design since launch). There's a good amount of functionality - I like the HRIS, payroll and benefits all in one, but the three still need to be fully integrated, and there are missing pieces such as HR reporting and analytics (significant gap, IMO). The customer service has been mixed - seems to come down to who you are working with (some are very good and others less so). The system has a decent amount of configurability. There's an open API, but I think they still need a more robust partner network. And the integrations need to be deeper in order to really unlock the potential. Overall, Namely is the best option I've seen for 100-1,000 employee, high-growth companies, and I believe the platform will get better as they keep building out.
Payroll, Benefits, and Performance Management!
Comments: I am the HR Generalist at my company and have been working with Namely for a little over a year now. While I'm not able to speak to the implementation process, I can give some feedback on the day-to-day use of the system. In the past year, I have seen Namely make tremendous product improvements. The system absolutely has it's nuances, but their customer support team is incredibly receptive and responsive to the needs of their clients. They really listen to feedback which is reflected in the product enhancements they continue to make.
The HRIS side of the product has great flexibility and is very user friendly. It has been an invaluable tool in keeping our multiple office locations connected. Employees are able to post pictures and announcements which encourages a lot of engagement. We have been able to customize according to our needs which has been so helpful in managing the information we need to capture. We also use the performance management system for our performance review process and while I can't speak to the administration of this process since I do not currently oversee it, our employees have found this process to be seamless. The payroll side of the product has a ton of reporting that is straight forward and easy to read. Payroll and benefits are administered without difficulty- our open enrollment was much more manageable with the use of their benefits portal.
As startup, we are always evolving. Thankfully, Namely's team has been there to cater to our changing needs. I would say that their customer support is their greatest asset. I don't know what I would do without our consultant and the vast amount of resources Namely provides clients!
Good experience until we used their benefit team...
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Pros: The software is streamlined and easy to use.
Cons: I would like to have a little more training on certain functions of namely.
Overall: Great account reps, great customer service for just about everything namely. Love the backstage page!
Unfortunately, the brokers/benefits team we worked with did a very bad job and affected our employees tremendously in a negative way.
Recommendations to other buyers: No.
Lots to learn
Comments: as a new user, i'm somewhat overwhelmed by the functionality. The interface is very data-driven, and not extremely intuitive, but seems to make sense very quickly. The software is extremely robust and capable; i'm sure when I get the hang of it, things will be great!
Likely Extremely
Comments: Benefit implementation was extremely rocky. We had to begin our open enrollment 1 month later than expected. The benefit team (Brokers) were great! They were in constant communication with us, and assured us that everything would be taken care of. Well, we ended up losing our projected benefit plan. We then had another plan that was not well off like the one we wanted, but we needed something to give to our employees. This is where the Namely benefits team dropped the ball. Communication slowly dimished and our benefits in Namely never changed from the original to the present. To make matters worse, one of our Brokers from Namely was arrogant, unqualified, and attitude-prone. She made our relationship with Namely a terrible experience. We no longer wanted to rely on the benefits team for the mere fact that we didn't want to deal with her. Here's the best part about Namely's benefit team (sarcasm) - the unpleasant Broker had a subordinate who went into our dental carrier's website and took away one of our employees benefits! Yes, that's right! She deleted the dental benefits without speaking to us beforehand. That is extremely unprofessional. That employee ended up going to his dental provider and was denied for not having dental insurance.
Cons: Had to constantly look at the user guides. The user guides were not detailed enough. Ex. roles and permissions - too complicated.
Recommendations to other buyers: Look elsewhere. They look good and are on the cutting edge of technology, but lack the fundamentals to be a great system.
Easy to use and engaging to employees
Likely Extremely
Pros: The system is very easy to use and the employees enjoy engaging with their peers. As a global organization, this aspect was very important to us.
Cons: As a newer system, there are integrations that you find with other products that Namely is still working on (i.e. auto updates between HR and payroll). Also, there is no ATS incorporated in the product.
Overall: We transitioned to Namely due to the ease of use of the system and the engagement aspect of the system. We are lucky to say....the system has not let us down. The employees really enjoying engaging with each other and posting congratulatory messages. One of the best compliments we received was during open enrollment for benefits when an employee stated it was the easiest they have ever been through at any company! There is still some work to be done in the functionality, such as a truly integrated system between HR and payroll; however, Namely is transparent about this and it is included in their roadmap which is available for review. Overall, two thumbs up!
Pretty good HRIS
Likely Extremely
Comments: We only used Namely for HRIS, not payroll or benefits, so perhaps my experience would have been different if everything was all tied together. In the end though, because they didn't give you a dedicated HR business partner, and the insurance rates weren't great, we switched to ADP Total Source (a PEO). My experience with Namely was ok.
Pros: The interface looks nice. The fields are customizable, although often you must get your service person to create them for your.
Cons: The customizable fields often require someone on the inside to implement for you.
Recommendations to other buyers: I would read more about those who experienced Namely with their benefits and payroll included. Ideally, the system would integrate all things together and make it super easy for employees to login, make the necessary elections or changes etc.
Easy to use everywhere!
Comments: Namely's interface is super easy to navigate and understand. Everything is exactly where you'd think it would be!
I especially like the Namely app. It makes it easy to submit or review requests, and it has all the same features that the desktop version has to offer! Hands down, the easiest and nicest HR software I've ever used.
Namely: To Infinity and Beyond!
Likely Extremely
Comments: A couple of years ago I sat in my office after getting off the phone with our previous HR software support team. I was angry at the 72 hour turn around time and then it hit me. I don't have to put up with this. I began my journey to find a replacement HR/Payroll platform. I didn't want to be held back by so-called "turn around time" ever again. Demo after demo I battled through all the fluff of the so called superb platforms on the market, then I threw on the brakes. I stumbled on this company called Namely that looked familiar to social media that I frequent. It looked so simple, could this be the one? I signed up for the demo prepared to be disappointed by a flashy sight with no power behind it and awful customer service, but then it happened. I found the ONE. So simple, yet very powerful and the customer service was off the chart (from another planet). We took a leap and implemented Namely's HR and Payroll platform. I dreaded to hear employee feedback and was terrified to reach out to customer support. Employee feedback started to roll in, what? they actually love it and it's easy to use. I never dreamed I would receive so much positive feedback from employees, but I did and still do. Then came the day I had to contact customer support. I was blown away by the quick and courteous support I received. I was in awe. This is exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't believe it. An HR platform that employees love, HR and Payroll managers love to use, and quick and courteous support. Namely will allow us to grow To Infinity and Beyond! We love Namely!
Pros: Employees and Managers love the look, feel and ease of use. The platform is very customize able and the reporting is very powerful. From on-boarding to termination, Namely has what it takes to get the job done. Their open API is a huge plus allowing integration with almost any vendor.
Cons: The calendar could be more powerful and the file storage could use a makeover, but you can't lose with this platform. They are continuously listening to users and making improvements.
Recommendations to other buyers: If you are not happy with your current HR/Payroll platform you definitely need to give Namely a look.
Modern Platform that meets our needs
Likely Extremely
Pros: Nice simple interface that has a good amount of flexibility.
Cons: Cost is a bit high per person compared to other systems like it. Some field names not customizable.
Overall: Easy to get set-up, nice clean and modern interface. Performance Reviews have many options. Highly customizable access for various fields and tools. Easy to set up workflows.
Namely: The light weight Champion in a heavy weight market
Likely Extremely
Pros: I love all the integration between their HR and Payroll platforms. Namely is truly a one stop shop when it comes to an all around HR/Payroll platform.
Cons: It's hard to say anything negative about the platform. It was up and running and ready to go from the start. The customer service has been excellent. There have been mostly positive experiences so far.
Overall: From the beginning, Namely has been fast, easy, yet very powerful. This platform looks and feels like social media sites, but in the background (or under the hood) is very powerful technology that allows both employers and employees simplify their work life. For the employer there are very powerful reporting and communication tools. The benefit management, on boarding, and performance reviews are a breeze. Throw in payroll and you have an unstoppable platform that knocks out the competition. The employee enjoys the ease of being up to date with company announcements. The calendar is excellent and allows managers to make sure coverage is where it is needed at the click of the mouse. Namely eliminates all the headaches of paperwork with their benefit management and benefit partners. Namely's customer service is light-years ahead of the competition. If you haven't done it yet DEMO Namely. Your life will be changed forever!
Recommendations to other buyers: If you are having trouble choosing a software definitely view a demo. Then ask to speak with some real people who use Namely in their organization everyday and get their take on the platform.
Likely Extremely
Comments: standard HR software, no complaints the features are quite basic but we are a small company and don't need much more than basic performance review capabilities
Namely - Great for HR, Payroll, and Employees
Likely Extremely
Pros: I love how customizable Namely is.
Cons: They haven't rolled it out yet but, I'm excited to be able to report on any and every field in Namely in one report and I'm hopeful that we'll be able to do document signing for current employees one day.
Overall: We signed up for Namely in the Fall of 2014. We started with the HRIS and benefits for just flex spending. Being in HR, it was wonderful to be able to customize Namely's platform to include the data that we wanted to track and provide. For employees, it was a game changer because they now had access to information they had never had before (such as a clear salary and bonus history). In January 2015 we launched payroll with two of our smaller entities. Employees found Namely easy to log into and the paystubs were clear and easy to read. In the Fall of 2015 we added all of our benefits into Namely and did our full open enrollment. It was amazing for both employees and HR. HR loved that there was no paper to track and it was easy to see where everyone was in regard to the open enrollment process. Employees appreciated being able to log in from anywhere and how easy the system was to navigate. We also started using the Onboarding feature and it has saved employees and HR so much time. Now, employees are able to fill out all of their new hire and benefits information before their start date. We've seen the turnaround time decrease dramatically! All around, Namely has been extremely helpful for employees, HR, and payroll. And, if anyone asked, I would absolutely recommend Namely!
Not your typical Payroll software, so no more dreading the use of it!
Likely Extremely
Pros: The ease of use, customizable reports in format pdf or Excel, and it even looks appealing to work in.
Cons: I have to manually input PTO for new hires, or when someone moves to next tier of years of service. The numerous email alerts you get for any employee change request (ie: address; title change; Raise, etc...) gets annoying, yet to confirm that I sent off the payroll submission, I don't receive any.
Overall: I used to dread doing payroll, because the system we were using was not user friendly and extremely time consuming and cumbersome. Now, with Namely, I can input information into the HRIS system, and it feeds right over into Payroll; so no more double entering! Namely does not look like a typical boring old spreadsheet. The system is easy to read, with nice use of color, and some areas even customizable w/ our own graphics and pictures. It's nice to work in software with some personality. We can now onboard our new hires using Namely, which allows the new employee to fill in tedious personal information, leaving me, the administrator, only a few areas that I have to input myself. It is a definite time saver for sure! I love the fact that Namely allows us to customize reports, but sometimes I feel that this is one area that isn't as easy to figure out. Some reports can only be created by a Namely Rep, and other reports can be created by us. I can't always figure out which filters to use, or how to complete a report exactly the way I want to use it. This may be more user error, and not entirely Namely's fault. I will say that the Namely Reps/Support do come to my aid every time, and I do get the reports or answers I need rather quickly. We like the fact that employees can do open enrollment/life change events, right through Namely, which removes Human Resources from having to enter everyones selections manually ourself. Namely had a few glitches with it this last year, but part of it was also a communication problem from the Insurance Company side. Namely has been in contact with us about working on this problem throughout the year, so I'm now worried about it now. I do not dread having to go into Namely to update or enter something. I do not dread doing payroll, because if I have to fix something in an employee's profile, deductions, taxes, etc... it's only a click away, and then I can get right back to completing payroll. It's very easy! Namely really does reduce the amount of work HR has to do: 1) by allowing employees (active or termed) access to their W2's and/or changing their address 2) supervisors requesting Raises and Promotions now go through Namely and not a silly group email train 3) I said it earlier, but having Namely take care of Open Enrollment/Insurance deductions so no manual entry needed. I hope you can see that Namely is not your typical Payroll/HRIS software, but has personality, ease of use, and quality customer service!
Recommendations to other buyers: I can't say enough about the ease of use of this software. I really appreciate that!
Namely is getting better and better by the day!
Likely Extremely
Pros: Allows us to have a paperless on boarding! The team/org. charts, reporting, time off management and performance platform.
Cons: Payroll needs more work.
Overall: Hi, we've been using Namely for the past year and it's been fun implementing the system and building out our new processes within the system. There have been a couple of challenges, but I think it's because the company is still growing. I believe they are aware of the issues and are trying their best to fix them. I like that they seem to be transparent, they continuously keep us clients informed about releases and updates. They know that they must get payroll running smoothly (which is where we have the most issues). Payroll still needs work but it's not bad or a deal breaker. I'm confident that they will make payroll better within the next couple of months.
Recommendations to other buyers: It's been helpful to keep all issues that we encounter in the system in a shared spreadsheet, and go over them in a weekly call with our client manager.
Would choose Namely if evaluating vendors again
Likely Extremely
Pros: The platform is very easy for employees and site admins to navigate. It's intuitive. It promotes self-service so employees can update their personal information, with an easy click they can request and their manager can approve PTO, they can easy view important company information (employee handbook, their w2, summary plan descriptions, etc). Once set up, onboarding new hires is super easy and quick and done within the Namely system. The mobile app is easy to use. We love that our distributed workforce can view their co-workers birthdays and work anniversaries and we can disseminate info via the facebook like newsfeed. It helps everyone feel more connected even though they are spread out around the country.
Cons: They are still working to auto-sync some remaining fields from the HRIS to payroll side of the platform (like EEOC/Job Category and Ethnicity info) for easy EEO-1 reporting.
Overall: Namely has been a great decision for our company that wanted to house Payroll, Benefits and HRIS under one roof. We selected them due to the ease of use of the platform for the site administrators as well as our employees and felt they would be able to meet the needs of our growing company. The service that Namely's staff has provided is great. If evaluating vendors for another company, I would choose to select and implement Namely again.
Recommendations to other buyers: I evaluated a lot of Payroll, Benefits & HRIS vendors and it was a great decision to go with Namely.
Quality, Modern HRIS
Likely Extremely
Pros: Easy to use, easy to navigate
Cons: The compensation portion could be a bit more robust in terms of tracking changes to salaries after reviews.
Overall: Our company has been using Namely for a little over a year now, and we've been very satisfied with our experience so far. Their customer service is practically unparalleled, they go above and beyond to help guide us in our usage, and interacting with their employees has been uniformly great. The system itself is robust, we are able to quickly pull many different reports with ease, run complex annual performance reviews, track our time off and much more with no hiccups. What helped us to make our decision to choose Namely was how simple it was for our employees to use it, it's a modern design and if you can navigate Facebook, you can certainly navigate Namely. I definitely recommend Namely to any small to medium business, it's been a wonderful experience!
Recommendations to other buyers: As a tech organization, our employees have high standards for how systems should work, from our executive team down, there has been great satisfaction from what it's enabled us to achieve.
Namely makes it easy for our people to do the right things and smile about it
Likely Extremely
Pros: One stop solution. Web-based. Simple and clean design.
Cons: Wish we had a little more control over naming some of the tabs and folders.
Overall: We found Namely after scouring the market for a solution that was simple, connected, available 24/7, and offered one attractive place for us to do People work the way we want to do it. We found Namely and have been pleasantly surprised at every stage. First, we added the HR solution. We jumped at the chance to try the Onboarding and eSignature features. We have just decided to implement Payroll and Benefits.
We love the Namely team! They are by far the most responsive and helpful people we work with. The online HELP tool means we get answers quickly.
Features get updated regularly and Namely really listens to we users when we ask for new features / changes to the software.
I love Backstage Pass where I can connect with other Namely users and get tips.
We use Namely for so many thing that used to require separate and manual solutions (org charts, employee photos, performance reviews, multi-tiered goals, news feed, calendar, etc.).
There is a bit of a learning curve for employees who expect things to be complex and cumbersome based on past experience with ADP and other vendors. When they see how simple Namely is, they are shocked. It's fun to see their lightbulb moments and hear "that's all I had to do?".
Recommendations to other buyers: Dive in. While it may seem easier to implement one module at a time, I wish we'd done it all at once.
Namely is great for small to mid-size businesses
Likely Extremely
Comments: Namely has been great for our People Ops team and employee base. We tried out a much larger HRIS that really didn't fit our company's needs. We were able to get Namely up and running pretty quickly and it's been very easy to use for our employees and administrators. It's definitely a great tool for companies looking to upgrade to an entry level HRIS.
Pros: Ease of Use Value for cost Clean user interface
Cons: Workflow - needs more customization/logic options Need Org Chart customization Reporting queries could be better Need sandbox option
Recommendations to other buyers: Great entry level HRIS for small to mid-size companies. For bigger/public companies, it may be difficult to use as Namely is still growing and working on adding features.
Namely has many features that make my job easy
Likely Extremely
Pros: HRIS is really different and great for a new generation and payroll is very easy to use. Customer service is outstanding!
Cons: TImesheets have very little function and the sync function adds extra steps that was not expected when we saw a demonstration.
Overall: Using the payroll function has been a great tool. It is easy to make adjustments, preview payroll and run reports.
Recommendations to other buyers: I would definitely recommend this software to smaller companies right now but I think that Namely is heading in a great direction.
Awesome Support!
Likely Extremely
Pros: Support from account team
Cons: Wish both HRIS and Payroll were integrated into the same portal
Overall: Namely has been an invaluable support tool for us in our HR function. We are a small startup without a lot of resources to put towards HR, so Namely helps us fill in the gaps. We use both their HRIS and Payroll systems and have had great experiences with both. The UI is great, but my favorite thing about being a Namely customer is the support and assistance that I receive from my benefits team. They have really been so helpful to us, and to me, personally, who does benefits administration as a second role at my company.
Excellent HR Software
Comments: I've been using Namely for a few months now for payroll, on boarding and benefits. I love how simple and straightforward the software is to use. Whenever I need help, my account reps are always available to assist or point me in the right direction. I also love how easy and quick it is to run all kinds of reports. Highly recommend.
Human Resources Coordinator
Likely Extremely
Comments: Within the first day of being introduce to the Namely team that works close with GROUP PMX it has been nothing but a great experience for me. Our Consultants Hydee Kivowitz, Greg Autouri & Mallory Buscemi are always willing to guide us. GROUP PMX is currently a company of 50 employees, but Namely never makes us feel like we do not matter. I find the whole HRIS system very user friendly. The Learning Center is so helpful. My favorite thing is the templates you can build. Onboarding never has to be old fashion again. "NO MORE PAPER"!! So whether you are a big company or a small company you will be in the right hands with Namely.
Pros: User Friendly, Realtime Answers
Cons: I have no cons love the system
Recommendations to other buyers: You have picked a great HRIS if you choose Namely.
Transition from Zenefits to Namely, couldn't be happier!
Likely Extremely
Comments: We transferred HRIS from Zenefits to Namely and we couldn't be happier. From the beginning, the implementation managers were concise, responsive and thorough in setting expectations, providing a clear roadmap and answering all questions. Our Account Manager has exceeded all expectations with his detailed knowledge of all of Namely's products, acute attention to detail, responsiveness and awesome personality.
Namely's product fits our company of 84 (we were 54 when we made the transition). Their on-boarding feature is so customizable and user friendly, we were able to consolidate our on-boarding process and automate a lot of moving pieces. We have launched performance reviews and employee engagement surveys using the performance tools and are big fans of the process and capabilities. Namely's performance tool has the capability of pulling established goals into each performance review which makes it extremely easy to track performance and goal attainment.
The reporting feature is awesome because we can go in and run any type of report we need to where as in Zenefits, not all of the data was readily available to run a self report, it was funneled through the account manager.
We use a variety of Namely's products but we are most impressed with the level of communication Namely provides. From our Account Manager to Namely's Product team, the communication is constant. It is obvious the internal communication within Namely is very positive and fluent - our Account Manager asks for feedback on features and it is clear the feedback is relayed to the Product and Eng teams.
Overall, we made the right decision to transition and are extremely happy with this service/product.
Human Resources Coordinator
Likely Extremely
Pros: The User Friendly
Cons: Just building it, but that is with every HRIS system
Overall: Within the first day of being introduce to the Namely team that works close with GROUP PMX it has been nothing but a great experience for me. Our Consultants Hydee Kivowitz, Greg Autouri & Mallory Buscemi are always willing to guide us. GROUP PMX is currently a company of 50 employees, but Namely never makes us feel like we do not matter.
I find the whole HRIS system very user friendly. The Learning Center is so helpful. My favorite thing is the templates you can build. Onboarding never has to be old fashion again. "NO MORE PAPER"!!
So whether you are a big company or a small company you will be in the right hands with Namely.
Best HR software!
Likely Extremely
Pros: Easy to use; easy to learn
Cons: doesn't have all of the advantages of other payroll systems
Overall: We have been using Namely since January 2016 and it has been a great experience. The employees love that it is easy to use, we are able to add some fun information in a social media way. And as the administrator, it is great to be able to add information for all employees to read in a social media format that are sure to get people's attention. Writing reports is also a breeze!
Recommendations to other buyers: when you bring a suggestion forward, Namely is very happy to accommodate and put into place.
Namely - The future of HRIS!
Likely Extremely
Pros: The user interface, ease of use and customer support.
Cons: They are still working out the kinks on a few features, but I have no doubt they will resolve any issues in the near future.
Overall: I am extremely impressed with the ease of using the Namely HRIS. I have worked with several different HR systems over the years and they all have a very archaic user interface and typically do not integrate well with other systems. Namely HR/Payroll/Benefits are completely integrated and all have the same look and feel, so they are extremely easy to use.
The Namely support staff are also extremely responsive and knowledgable. Again, a nice change from the competition :-)
Recommendations to other buyers: Namely is a game changer!
Namely Review
Likely Extremely
Comments: My experience with Namely is excellent. They are extremely responsive and always able to help me with any question I have. Their platform is easy for myself and my employees to use.
Namely is a Game Changer!
Likely Extremely
Pros: The ease of use! Our team loves it because it is so intuitive.
Cons: We just launched Namely recently, any pain points I have at this time are more from still learning how to use certain things in the platform (more of the management settings).
Overall: Our company just switched to Namely recently from another HRIS system and our team absolutely loves it. The platform makes it very easy to engage with your team and also keep and share information. The benefits team has been incredibly helpful with choosing affordable benefits that would be the right fit for our company.
Recommendations to other buyers: This is a great, easy to use platform. If you are needing something that will help engage your staff, this is it!
Namely is a Lifesaver
Likely Extremely
Comments: As is typical in a small tech startup, I wear many hats. My full time job is as Sales Operations Manager, but I took HR over when our HR Director left. Namely has been an invaluable tool that has allowed us to effectively manage our HR department with half a resource. It's great to have all of the information housed in the same portal and the customer support team has been fantastic.
Pros: -Great to have all information/documents housed in the same portal -Outstanding Customer Service -Processing Payroll is quick and easy -Onboarding portal makes it simple to onboard new employees
Cons: -can be confusing deciphering between the two portals (Namely and Payroll), to determine where information is housed and must be changed.
Recommendations to other buyers: -Make sure you determine what your level of support is before making a decision. Small companies just starting may want to consider a PEO which offers FULL support and guidance to companies who don't have any experience in HR, but aren't big enough to hire someone full time. On the other hand, Namely is great if you have a basic understanding of HR processes, and the laws that govern HR/Payroll (ie I-9 documentation); since they don't provide that level of support.
Great App - can't wait for future updates
Likely Extremely
Comments: This is a great "client facing" app, it's great for employees to use as an on-the-go directory, and to access PTO requests. I wish they'd release an Admin app as well to help us HR Admins out there.
Pros: - Easy to use - Slick UX
Cons: - Not a real con but lacking admin abilities
Recommendations to other buyers: Regardless of the app, switching to Namely as an HRIS will make you a very happy HR Professional. The app is an added bonus that allows the employees access basic information.
Namely Review
Likely Extremely
Pros: The best thing about Namely is their affordable pricing, and the ease of use. Creating new hire profiles, running reports, and entering time off is super easy. It's a great product for small startups looking for an all inclusive HRIS, benefits tool and payroll solution. Overall, customer service and implementation team are pretty good and reliable.
Cons: Some parts of the tool are not intuitive. Data importing is far more complicated than it should be. Also, some things like org charts are not in the most intuitive format. Small complaints, and likely things that will be addressed in late updates.
Recommendations to other buyers: Think of how you plan to scale. How much will you grow in the next year or two or three. Do you plan to use benefits and payroll, or just performance reviews and HRIS. I would think long term when vetting Namely, and see how this will scale with your company.
HR, Benefits & Payroll - one entry, all updated!
Likely Extremely
Pros: The integration between payroll and HR.
Cons: It is still a young software and sometimes not as robust as it could be. But it's constantly being improved, so this isn't a huge problem.
Overall: The best thing about Namely is the integration between HR, Benefits and Payroll. I love how you can make a benefits change on an employee profile and the change feeds directly to the payroll profiles as well as to the insurance company to apply the changes there, eliminating mulitple entry of the same data.
Recommendations to other buyers: It comes with excellent support staff! :)
Review from another software company that uses Namely
Comments: Love the software overall. Would love the tasks feature to have more functionality such as being able to create folders. We also love the performance feature but some aspects of review setup are not intuitive.
Namely - An Awesome Tool
Likely Extremely
Pros: I love that Namely is extremely user friendly and has an awesome customer support team. Namely makes it easy for me to store all sensitive employee information as well as employee bios, PTO requests, calendars all in one database. I also like that i'm able to limit visibility on certain documents ensuring that other employees are not able to view the private information that is stores but can still view each others bios that each employee sets up this includes position, team, who they report to and other interesting position related facts.
Cons: At this time there is nothing i really dislike about the product. It is easy and simple to use and all of our employees love it. Maybe one suggestion I could make it to have an employee chat section where employees can create chat groups or chat directly to one another.
Recommendations to other buyers: I would suggest to get a trial of Namely, you'll love how clean and her friendly it is that i'm sure you'll bring it to your company. In addition if you have any questions do not hesitate to message their customer service team, they are awesome and respond very quickly.
Absolute Lifesaver!
Likely Extremely
Comments: Previously to adopting Namely, our team had been using spread sheets, Google doc, various calendars and multiple other tools that covered what the Namely platform would provide. This has been a true time saver and is so much easier to navigate having everything in one place.
Pros: I love the dedicated support teams.
Cons: We are still new to the platform, so no cons thus far. The team has been great about helping us find solutions to questions or items we have wanted to implement.
Recommendations to other buyers: I have worked with several other PEO and HRIS systems, this, hands down, has been a wonderful experience.
All in one and one for All!
Likely Extremely
Pros: -Customer Service is superb -All in one system, it has everything you need in one spot -Easy to use benefits wizard -The Performance management tool offers 360, annual and any other review you would like to conduct with ease
Cons: Namely, like any start up still some improvements on their product. For example more fields to have an automatic sync with integrations and a few other bugs we have run into. With that, they have always backed up any issue with their customer service and have been able to troubleshoot any problems that have surfaced.
Recommendations to other buyers: I would recommend you verify that all fields you need to transfer over to namely from another tool will do so during implementation. There are many functions within the tool, take the time to truly learn it all, by doing this, navigating within the system will be easier for you and will give you the opportunity to assist your company.
HR Lifesaver
Comments: Great platform that lets you whitelabel your HR community benefits and house all important information. We use it for our company and I log in frequently to check out who's new at the organization or what new benefits were added.
Pros: Highly engaging and fun
Cons: Limited plugin capabilities
Former Trinet User
Likely Extremely
Pros: - Great value - Interface is user-friendly - Namely dedicated account managers - Namely's drive to constantly improve to fit their customers needs - Real-time updates
Cons: - Learning courses information is very basic and is not helpful in troubleshooting - HRIS and Payroll are currently not synced - Unable to make manual changes to Calendar (calendar only shows PTO request, Birthdays and Work Anniversaries) - Reporting in HRIS and Payroll are different
Recommendations to other buyers: - If coming off of a PEO such as Trinet, please prepare yourself an extra 1-2 months to build your HRIS/Payroll/Benefits data - Try not to switch during benefit carriers busy time (November - December) as this may affect your start date new benefit carriers if there are delays - Be open to Namely's ongoing drive to improve Namely's platform
User-friendly and Engaging Platform
Likely Extremely
Pros: I've been working with Namley for almost two months and am very impressed with how easy this product is to use. The on-boarding tool is excellent. We also rely on the task list to help our team set everything up for new hires. I also like how easy it is to process payroll. The customer support is very good. I have a rep that works with us on HRIS and payroll and a different rep who helps with the benefits. I can't say enough about how helpful and responsive they both are.
Cons: There are a couple of improvements that could make things easier. An example would be to have the ability to enter information for all of the fields on the I9 form would be helpful.
Recommendations to other buyers: Namely has been great for us. I would recommend Namely for a HRIS/payroll platform. For reference, the company I work at has 180 people in multiple states.
Great experience, will make any HR Professional's life easier
Likely Extremely
Pros: * Great customer support * Customizable * Great reporting system * All components communicate with each other (HRIS, Payroll and Benefits)
Cons: * Time card / time attendance can be improved * Benefits Admin reports should be in the same high standard as other reports in the system
Recommendations to other buyers: Make sure you mention every little detail during implementation and the rest will take care of its own!
Simple enough and gets the job done.
Likely Extremely
Comments: We use Namely predominately as a way of clocking in and out for work days, as well as for scheduling and and submitting annual performance reviews. It's simple enough, and allows our Payroll managers to make amendments as needed with little effot.
Pros: Simple, easy to use.
Cons: Can't think of any major criticisms for what we use it for.
Namely is a powerful tool that elevated our company's HR department
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Pros: Their customer support is second to none, and one of their greatest assets. We love our account manager and the support he provides us daily. Our employees old and new are excited to use this software, they love the fact that is it an all in one solution with one login and that the interface is modern and not antiquated like some of the other HRIS solutions out there. We have been able to customize this software to our need and add different parts of the platform gradually as we grow.
Cons: We had to make a few tax adjustments when we implemented our payroll with Namely, our state has some intricate nuances with state tax. It seems like they are growing their tax department and they work to help with these issues.
Recommendations to other buyers: Namely is more than worth taking a look at, there is so many benefits to this software and their support team becomes part of your team. They want to see success in their partners and they are always looking for feedback in their product.
Powerful, reasonably priced cloud-based HRIS
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Pros: User-friendly system for employees to update photos, personal information, share shout-outs, and view the org chart. App is powerful enough to handle promotion cycles, and complex reporting correlating pay to to seniority/gender/age/race. Overall UI is solid and easy to setup. Reporting system is mostly intuitive.
Cons: Still not as many out-of-the-box integrations to other products (netsuite) as I'd like. Creating reports is slow as finding the field you want is a painful process.
Recommendations to other buyers: A strong player in the HRIS space for its price point. A good choice for growing (100+ employees) companies as it is clearly functionally superior to cheaper, more basic solutions like TribeHR, but still not as costly as an enterprise-grade HRIS like Taleo/Workday.
Namely = AMAZINGNESS
Comments: To begin with, the customer experience are AMAZING (I'm lookin' at you Dominick Della Valle)!!! As a software company, we know it's not possible to get absolutely everything right the first time, but Namely wants to hear your voice, they want your input, and they WANT to be better. LOVE! Next, the payroll system has changed our lives. The ability to calculate payroll in real time, make changes, and recalculate, has significantly reduced the number of hours we spend on payroll. I'm so happy we found Namely, and I can't wait to see how much better this product continues to get!!
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Comments: Namely has changed on-boarding for our company completely. Not only does Namely make the on-boarding and paperwork process simple for both the new hire and HR seamless, but it also allows for all employees to get to know the new hire even before they start. Thanks Namely!!!


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ATLANTA, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Dr. Kent Brantly, an American doctor infected with the Ebola virus after working with patients in Liberia, arrived Saturday in Georgia for treatment, the aid group he worked for said.
Kent and another U.S. national, Nancy Writebol, were working with aid group Samaritan's Purse to treat Ebola patients when they were both diagnosed with the virus last week.
Brantly, of Fort Worth, Texas, arrived on a charter plane Saturday at Dobbins Air Reserve Base near Atlanta. He was transported to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta for treatment.
The hospital is situated near the headquarters for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Todd Shearer, a spokesman for Samaritan's Purse, said it is hoped Writebol will be brought to the United States early next week.
Brantly's wife, Amber Brantly, issued a statement giving thanks for the support her family has received throughout her husband's illness.
"I remain hopeful and believing that Kent will be healed from this dreadful disease," she said.
"I have been encouraged by the Writebol family and their bravery during this situation. They have kindly reached out to me and offered their full support and prayers as we walk this road together," Amber Brantly added. "I ask for your continued prayers for Kent, Nancy, and the many others who are suffering."
The symptoms of the Ebola virus, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, include fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, lack of appetite, and bleeding inside and outside the body, the CDC said.
The World Health Organization estimates some 1,323 people in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone have contracted the virus with 729 suspected deaths.
There have been 909 confirmed cases with 485 known deaths.

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text: I went to Flatbread in the Shoppes of Farmington Valley in Canton. It was wonderful. They cook the flatbread (Pizza!!!) in a woodfired brick and clay oven with a variety of toppings and cheeses. Everything is organic (which I could care less about!) but the flavors were amazing. Thin crisp crust that was very flavorful. Easily in my top 5 pizza experiences. Not cheap, but highly recommended.


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A MAN has been robbed at gunpoint in Southampton.
Three men forced their way into a flat in Irving Road, Millbrook, assaulting the occupier and threatening him with a firearm.
They also assaulted a friend of the resident and then searched the flat, making off with a mobile phone.
All three wore black clothes and balaclavas.
Police are appealing for witnesses and PC Jess Lawlor said: "We believe this is an isolated and targeted incident and that there is no danger to the wider public. It's believed a firearm was used to intimidate the victims but it was not discharged.
"We would like to hear from anyone who saw these men force their way into the flats, or who saw them as they left the building. If you know who they are, please contact us."
The incident took place on Tuesday, March 25, at 8pm.
Anyone with information should contact PC Lawler on 101, via hampshire.police.uk/internet/do-it-online/online-forms/message-for-officer.html or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Minicom users should call 01962 875000.


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Bread fans yearning to shrug off ordinary doughnuts now have a better and healthier option as Pan de Manila —the country's well-loved bakery chain that brought back the beauty of traditional way of bread-making —creates its own delectable version to an all-time favorite with its special Pan de Donuts.
|Chunky Crookies | Chocomonds
Polvoron Crumbles | Marbles
|Chocolate Hills | Piling Pili
Cocojammers | Nippy Nips
|Cookie Crema | Snow Kisses
Berrylicious | La Dulce Vita
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Nutty Crunch | Strawberry Shortcake
Grab a quick fix of Pan de Donuts' new flavors exclusively at Pan de Manila Market! Market! Taguig branch. Soon, more Pan de Donuts will be baking in other selected Pan de Manila stores in the metro.
I've always wanted to try my hands in making donuts but since the donuts were pre-made already, designing it will do just fine.
|Feels like art class all over again. Fun!
The Burger-Donut Krunch
|Halved donut with chocolate filling and white chocolate on top with rice crispies at the side and crushed chocolate cookies on top
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Pan de Manila now has 153 outlets, with presence in Manila, North and South Luzon and most recently in Cebu and Iloilo.
For product updates, follow Pan De Manila on Facebook and follow @PanDeManilaOfficial on Instagram!


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The 2 rear rear bumpers have been re attached so there are some small glue marks around the rear bumpers.
Overseas customers please contact me for postage costs.Hence starting price 0.99
Buy it now is not available on this item.
After a comment from an ebayer this car has been re-examined and a few more faults have been found, previous bidders have been informed.
The nearside (left) windscreen wiper is broken and missing. The emblem on the bonnet is missing. There is a tiny chip on the left hand door sill.


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And he predicted the Parmalat scandal – Europe's equivalent of the American Enron debacle – months in advance of its unraveling.
The avowed Italian nationalist is a constant irritant to his country's politicians, although he is one himself. He has been called the most dangerous man in Europe, with some critics accusing him of being the second coming of Benito Mussolini. And it's probably a safe bet that you have no idea who he is.
Yet the name of Beppe Grillo – along with the better known anti-European Union voices like Marine Le Pen in France and the rising nationalist Norbert Hofer in Austria – is going to become much more familiar to Americans if Britain decides to leave the EU.
Reading the financial press, I am astounded by the complacency and sense of myopia that informs most opinion on the subject. The writings basically fall into two categories.
One set of analysts simply dismiss the prospect of Brexit as far-flung fantasy. They believe that when push comes to shove the Brits will do the right thing, vote their pocketbook and decide to remain in the EU.
|Brexit: The beginning of the end for the EU?
The second camp of financial analysts makes the argument that even if the U.K. voted to leave the EU, it would really not be a big deal. After all, the country has its own currency, its capital markets are literally the center of the financial world. And as the second-biggest economy in the EU, Britain's trade relationships will likely continue since the Europeans need the Brits as much as the Brits need European goods.
All of that is true if you simply view Brexit as an economic event. But that's also woefully shortsighted.
Personally when it comes to predictions, I defer to professionals – the bookies, like the legal Internet betting exchange Betfair. And what the U.K. bookies are showing should send a shiver up the spine of the most sanguine of investors.
Betfair recently reported that the implied probability of a "Remain" vote is now only at 60%. That's down from 72% just a week ago, and it suggests that even the pros are moving the odds of a Brexit way up.
If Brexit were to occur, it would provide the template for the unwinding of the current economic order – which has been responsible for the most prosperous and peaceful period on the European continent in all of its turbulent multi-thousand-year history. The exit of the U.K. would reverse the longstanding trend of economic integration and cooperation that has been the foundation of policy since World War II.
By leaving the EU, Britain would open the way for eurozone fracture. It will give oxygen to Mr. Grillo and Ms. Le Pen and Mr. Hofer to spread their nationalist message to a frustrated populace that will opt for more borders, more tariffs, more transactional friction and ultimately less growth.
|"The global capital markets are becoming so unsettled as the referendum draws near."
That's why the global capital markets are becoming so unsettled as the June 23 referendum draws near. This is not a simple story of a proud island nation seeking its self-determination. This, in fact could be the end of Pax Americana as we know it, and I don't really have to explain what will happen in Europe when every nation starts to seek its own destiny.
Little wonder then that George Soros has been shorting the markets. The man may be in his 80s, but as a keen student of history, he can spot a crisis from a mile away.
In the meantime, if you are holding stocks, it wouldn't be a bad idea to protect them with put options. Or if you really want to speculate like a Texas wildcatter, you can always trade the GBP/JPY cross in the FX market, which is the poster-child currency pair for this trade. Just choose a side; if you are right, there is no doubt the returns will be there come June 24.
Happy trading,
Boris Schlossberg
Iran says it has reached a deal to buy passenger aircraft from Boeing Co. (BA). The announcement came from the Iranian minister of roads and urban development. He said details would be announced in the next few days. If the historic deal is in fact finalized, it would be the first major contract between a U.S. company and Iran since sanctions on the country were lifted earlier this year.
The purchase is part of Iran's effort to modernize its aircraft fleet, one of the oldest and most dangerous in the world. The country is now in desperate need of hundreds of new aircraft. Other manufacturers are also looking to profit from the end of sanctions. The country's flag carrier, Iran Air, has already announced a huge deal for 118 aircraft from Airbus for $27 billion.
Two years ago, Vice President Joe Biden likened LaGuardia Airport to a "Third World country." Yesterday, he attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a $4 billion redevelopment project for the New York-area facility. Biden joined Governor Andrew Cuomo to praise the overhaul of the airport. The revamp plan includes a new 35-gate central terminal, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021. Also planned: ferry access and rail service to connect to the Long Island Rail Road commuter line. More than two-thirds of the cost will be paid by private financing and passenger fees.
In view of slumping energy prices, the oil and gas industry will cut $1 trillion from planned spending on exploration and development, Bloomberg reported, citing consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Worldwide investment in the development of oil and gas resources from 2015 to 2020 will be down 22%, or $740 billion, from previous expectations. The deepest cuts will be in the U.S. Some $300 billion more will be eliminated from exploration spending. The cuts will mean that global output this year will be 3% lower than previous projections.
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New York firm Shearman & Sterling has elected M&A partner David Heleniak as its new senior partner, as predicted in The Lawyer (2 April).
Heleniak was nominated to succeed current senior partner Stephen Volk by the firm's policy committee, and was unopposed in a firmwide election.
He says that under his leadership, globalisation will continue to be a real focus for the firm.
"Growth per se has never been a goal of ours, but globalisation has. We will continue to build our operations in each of the world's leading financial capitals, sufficient to play leadership roles in our core practices."
He says the firm will open more offices in Europe this year and will expand its capability in Asia. The firm is due to open in Munich this summer (The Lawyer, 13 March).
Heleniak will continue to work with his clients, which include Anglo American, CitiGroup, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Novartis and Thomson.
He began his career in the firm's London office in 1974, and has since spent time running the Hong Kong office and heading the M&A group.


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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Tony La Russa attended a party this weekend with other Hall of Famers. He delighted in seeing Al Kaline roaming the halls and Ernie Banks out on the dance floor.
It was enough to make even two crusty old managers go a little gooey. La Russa later shared a car with the recently retired Jim Leyland.
"He had the same impression I had: Once you see what's going on, it overwhelms you," La Russa said Saturday. "I try not to get overwhelmed, but in this case, I think it's OK to be overwhelmed. It's really a big deal."
The former A's manager officially joins the Cooperstown club with Sunday's induction ceremony that features fellow managers Bobby Cox and Joe Torre. Three players also will be enshrined: Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas.
La Russa, famous for his intense preparations as a manager, is treating his speech the same way he did a playoff lineup: He's going over it again and again, with plans to do more fine-tuning Sunday morning.
The biggest problem, La Russa said, is that his presentation remains too long.
"It's difficult to give thanks without personalizing it," he said, not far from where 60,000 fans are expected. "Three clubs, 33 years. That's a lot of persons."
Some of those persons will be there in the flesh, much to La Russa's surprise. He didn't invite former players because he didn't want them to feel obligated to come. They're here anyway, a list that includes Dave Stewart, Dave Henderson, Dennis Eckersley, Rickey Henderson and Carney Lansford from his A's days.
"People talk about the way he managed the game, but more than that, he could manage human beings," Dave Henderson said before stepping onto the first tee at a local golf tournament. "I was weird. But he could handle me. He could handle Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Rickey Henderson. Personalities. It's all about personalities."
La Russa managed the Chicago White Sox, A's and St. Louis Cardinals and won at least one manager of the year award at each stop. His multi-team success made his choice difficult of which cap to be immortalized in a tough one. Reluctantly, La Russa will go in with no logo at all.
"I would be happiest if the hat represented all three," he said. "But the choice was one or none."
La Russa never won a World Series in Chicago, as he did in Oakland (1989) and St. Louis (2006, '11). But as he stands on the edge of induction, he reflected on how the White Sox gave him a chance in 1979, when he was only 34.
La Russa was out for lunch with his wife, Elaine, who had just visited the doctor because she was eight months pregnant. La Russa, who was managing the team's Triple-A affiliate at the time, figured the team was calling to let him know that it was calling up catcher Mike Colbern.
Instead, the White Sox told him he had about three hours to decide whether he wanted to replace Don Kessinger. He and Elaine thought this might be his only shot, so he jumped.
"We went to dinner, but I was half-paying attention because I was mostly thinking about the next day: 'How am I going to pull that off?' " La Russa said.
He went on to win 2,728 games, more than anyone except Connie Mack and John McGraw. He also led his team to 12 division titles, six pennants and three World Series championships. La Russa's teams won 100 or more games four times.
La Russa admitted he's nervous about his speech. That's only going to get worse, according Don Sutton, a 1998 inductee.
"I don't think it hits you until you get up on that stage and turn around: History is behind you," he said. "That moment is the most special part of the weekend. I remember turning around seeing Gaylord Perry and Juan Marichal and Willie Mays. It was all the guys who made me want to play.
"That's the history of baseball right there."
"Playing in an era where there's been a lot of speculation about all kinds of PEDs and stuff, his name was never even mentioned," Brett said. "That's what makes this great."
Thomas, like Brett, was a disciple of the Charlie Lau school of hitting. Thomas' batting coach with the White Sox, Walt Hriniak, had played for Lau in the minors.
Thomas and Brett both used a similar swing.
"I'd never lifted a weight in my life. And he could lift the whole weight room if he wanted to," Brett said. "So he hit a lot more home runs than I did. But it was fun watching him play."
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Bunn: Decisions are guided by policy, not politics
Julie Bunn is a Democrat but said political affiliation has little influence over her decisions as a state representative.
Bunn, who is seeking a third term in the Minnesota House District 56A, said she often votes against her own party, including on tax issues, and stakes out other moderate or traditionally Republican positions because she believes they are good policy.
"It is who I actually am," said Bunn, who grew up in a Republican household. "It's about good policy. It's not about party positions."
The Legislature next year should consider spending reductions and new revenue to balance the state budget and erase a projected $5.8 billion deficit, Bunn said.
"We absolutely should have to do more (spending) cuts," she said.
That undoubtedly will include cuts to state health care programs. That could be done by changing eligibility requirements to reduce participants or by ending other programs, she said.
Despite the "wrenching stories" of people who rely on public programs, Bunn said health care represents about 30 percent of the state budget and is growing. Such a large area of the budget must see reductions, she said.
In addition to spending cuts, the next budget should include new revenue, Bunn said, though she will not say which taxes or fees she would support raising. She has voted against Democrat-written tax bills that included income tax hikes in recent years.
Bunn said she would consider a proposal to expand the sales tax to cover more items and, at the same time, lower the sales tax rate, because it is good economic policy to have a broader tax revenue base. Some lawmakers and a commission appointed by GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty have recommended a broadened sales tax changes.
Any revenue increases should be accompanied by business tax cuts, commercial/industrial property tax reductions or other "pro-business" tax incentives, Bunn said. However, she added, they may have to be phased in because tax cuts would mean less revenue for the state at a time when it already faces a budget deficit.
Health care has been a focus of Bunn's legislative efforts. She serves on health care finance and policy committees. She includes among her chief accomplishments passage of a state health care reform package in 2008 and a related community-based health improvement grant program that has rolled out over the past year.
Bunn and Lohmer actually agree on one hot-button health issue. Each candidate said she would oppose efforts to create a single-payer, government-run health insurance system in Minnesota, as some lawmakers have proposed. They also agree in principle that consumers should be able to purchase health insurance from companies outside of the state.
Bunn said she has been successful at building bipartisan coalitions in St. Paul. She said she also is responsive to constituents and interest groups within the district.
"I believe my voting record and the breadth of my endorsements demonstrates that I truly am an independent voice for this district who is highly effective representing the people of this district," she said.