Welcome to the wonderful world of UK Ground Handlers.
Yes, £7 an hour for 25 hours sounds like a standard contract. There would be OT, but by putting you on a part time contract they can hire 2 dispatchers instead of one.
How do you live on that money? Good question..... Now the industry is run by accountants and shareholders the checks are smaller, headcounts are lower.
Stay in TV - I'm stuck in aviation and have no real idea of what I could do outside of the industry. The past 20 years I've had to stretch my pay further to the point I'm looking overseas again and I'm a Manager. Might as well get a suntan and be hungry than wet and hungry