Conservative tendency to create poorly-paid work (8)
I believe the answer is:
cleaning
'work' is the definition.
(I have seen 'daily work' mean 'cleaning' so perhaps 'work' could also mean 'cleaning')
'conservative tendency' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'tendency' becomes 'leaning' (leaning is a kind of tendency).
'c'+'leaning'='CLEANING'
'to create poorly-paid' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cleaning that I've seen before include "sponging, perhaps?" , "Freeing from dirt" , "housework?" , "Wiping" , "Washing, dusting" .)