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Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills against some of the fastest growing jobs in Britain's low-wage sector.

In this episode, they are doing our dirty work - cleaning hotel rooms after a busy party weekend and then sorting through our recycling. While the workers battle to meet performance targets, Anita Rani looks at the bigger picture - can businesses cope with a rise in minimum wage, are we Brits afraid of hard graft and is worker representation a thing of the past? Show less

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