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

Report cites low pay and overwork, and employees complain of receiving no warning before working on disturbing scenes

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.