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BETTER PAY JOY

More than 10,000 employers are now signed up to pay the voluntary Real Living Wage, said the Living Wage Foundation. They commit to paying all staff, including contracted workers, £11.05 an hour in London and £9.90 outside, compared with the national minimum of £9.50.

FIT FOR A QUEEN

Victoria Beckham, Richard Quinn and Sarah Burton are among the designers to create looks inspired by the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee, for Harper’s Bazaar magazine.

GIRLS TO FLY HIGH

EasyJet is aiming to tackle job stereotypes and inspire more young people to consider a career in aviation, including more girls to become pilots, with a film based on Top Gun, with females in the lead roles.

PART-TIME, TIP-TOP

Job-sharing deputy directors at GCHQ and a pioneering scientist are among the most successful people working part-time. Timewise, which promotes flexible working, said its list highlighted the fight against the stigma that part-time means a lack of ambition or inability to have a responsible job.

BATTY ESCAPE PLOY

Some bats will mimic the buzzing of stinging hornets to avoid being eaten by owls, a Naples University study suggests.