As we reach the end of the year, our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings.

An NHS foundation trust has achieved a 50:50 gender split at board level, while the private sector is still 6% off reaching its target of 25% of women on company listed boards by 2015.

Professional and managerial female representation will reach just 40% by 2025 if firms maintain current progress rates

Nearly two-thirds of UK recruiters have rejected a job application after viewing a candidate's social media profile, a report published by recruitment site oilandgaspeople.com has found.

The chancellor George Osborne made little mention in his Budget speech yesterday about employment law.