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Premier League under fire after their television channel cancels freelance shifts with cash-strapped workers left in limbo over lack of live action

The Premier League has come under fire for cancelling freelance shifts and not paying cash-strapped workers.

Premier League Productions, the top-flight's television arm, has contacted camera operators, production crews and other services to tell them that certain dates they already had in their diaries have been cancelled.

Sportsmail has seen a number of emails sent by the organisation to would-be workers telling them that their services are no longer needed on certain dates with the competition on lockdown.

The Premier League has come under fire for cancelling shifts ahead of a pause in coverage

However, some of the freelancers, facing an incredibly bleak few months, believe that they are being unfairly punished by an organisation that - at the last count - had more than £1.