• Recruitment consultancy Investigo has expanded its office in St Albans, Hertfordshire, strengthening recruitment relationships for its blue-chip organisations and high-growth businesses. The office is led by industry veterans David Blanco, director, and David Taylor, associate director. The St Albans team of 14 experienced professionals specialises in finance, finance transformation and HR recruitment. Investigo is part of The IN Group of recruitment companies.

• Personio, an HR software company for small and mid-sized businesses, has introduced a range of updates to its Intelligent HR Platform, enhancing flexibility and efficiency for HR teams. The new Time Tracking feature enables employees to log their hours via multiple devices, with data integrated into a centralised system. The updated Org Management feature offers businesses the ability to create nested team structures up to 10 layers deep, seen through a dynamic and filterable org chart. This helps organisations maintain accurate reporting lines and improve data accuracy while enabling employees to quickly locate and connect with colleagues.

A redesigned Inbox streamlines administrative workflows by introducing sorting, filtering and bulk actions. These tools prioritise key tasks and allow HR teams to approve multiple requests at once, making task management more efficient. In recruitment, new Analytics tools provide insights into the hiring process, including metrics such as time-to-hire and offer-acceptance rates. Talent teams can analyse trends over time and drill down into data by category, department or other filters to optimise recruitment strategies.

• Pro-Force has launched a permanent recruitment division designed to connect clients with top-tier talent for permanent roles and to provide skilled worker visa support. Heading up the new division as permanent recruitment manager is Kim Lane, who brings 25 years’ industry experience. In addition to traditional recruitment services, Pro-Force’s permanent recruitment division will offer skilled worker visa support, facilitating access to a broader pool of qualified candidates able to enter the UK on five year visas, for roles featured on the Home Office eligible occupations list.