Isn't the answer then that said businesses simply shouldn't be trying to hire too many new employees yet, or should shut down? Because at the end of the day, if your company can't function without underpaying employees, then perhaps it's simply not a sustainable business/not sustainable to hire that many employees yet.
If a company's business model doesn't work, then it shouldn't really stay open/continue to exist.
If a company's business model doesn't work, then it shouldn't really stay open/continue to exist.