Hi there,

This is your monthly roundup of Spot product updates and DEI-related content. There’s been so much HR and DEI news recently that we’ve added a links section highlighting some of the big developments in the field.

New from Spot

Here are some of the recent updates and improvements to Spot (many of these started as feedback from you all).

  • Request a report: Want documentation from someone related to or involved in an incident? You can now send a request to file a Spot report. Go to Request report in your dashboard Inbox.
    Request report screenshot
  • Attach files with internal notes: If you have external documents related to a case, you can now add them to a report along with a note, all visible to other admins who also have access to the report.
    Internal notes screenshot
  • Harassment prevention training sold separately: Know someone who needs sexual harassment prevention training? We now sell Spot’s training on its own. Pass along a referral link so friends get 20% off. Find your referral link in Settings > Billing in the dashboard.
  • Self-service signup: This one bears repeating. Has it ever been possible to simply sign up for an HR tool online? Well, it is now. Organizations using Spot’s Case Management Pro, Case Management Unlimited, and/or Sexual Harassment Prevention Training can get set up entirely online and customize their Spot instance in the dashboard. See more on our Implementation page or view the How to Implement Incident Reporting and How to Roll Out Harassment Prevention Training videos.

In the Spotlight

This month, Spot CEO Jessica Collier gave a guest lecture to students at the University of Arkansas’s Walton College of Business. Watch the 17-minute recording on “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Distributed Work World.”

Links Roundup

In a step towards broader gender inclusion, the EEOC is adding an “X” gender marker and an “Mx.” prefix to its intake paperwork and form for filing a discrimination charge. (HR Brew)

Allyship matters for job satisfaction and retention. Managers can integrate a few practices—such as calling out microaggressions and interrupting the interruptors—to be better allies to their remote workers(Harvard Business Review)

“A 2021 survey by Gartner found only 29 percent of employees trust their organizations with data collected through common feedback processes and technologies.” How to get more honest data? Aim for more transparency and better communication before, during, and after surveys(SHRM)