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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rachael Healy

UK’s TV workers exposed to ‘illegal or barely legal’ conditions and traumatic content

A man operates a computer stylus and gestures at screens showing video editing in progress
Post-production workers such as editors and special effects artists spend long hours under pressure, report finds. Photograph: Noppadon Chaingam/Alamy

“Illegal or barely legal” working practices are rife in the UK’s TV industry, new research has revealed.

Workers in post-production roles, including editors, designers and special effects artists, are regularly being paid below the minimum wage and experiencing “unacceptable” conditions, such as hours spent in dark, unventilated rooms and exposure to traumatic content with no warning.

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