Yes, and the problem doesn't arise out of those who care enough about their jobs to be willing to conduct business even without pay. It arises from those that decide to throw a surprise at their employer by keeping a notebook on all the extra hours they worked and then wanting overtime/back pay for it. If the employer doesn't make it as clear as possible, and sometimes even force people to leave, it is considered to be a tacit approval for which the employee can expect to be paid.
Another case of the dirt bags hurting the folks who are willing to do what it takes to make them and their company successful, even in hard times.
Are you so sure about that?
I took a job for an agreed upon wage. That wage is the promise of the employer to pay me for my efforts.
If said employer fails to manage the business appropriately and fails to pay my wage, at what point should I be trying to save his business?