They should make it clear during hiring if you will be expected to be on call. Whatever is agreed upon is agreed upon, but enough of this cowardly, entitled scope creep. Have the nads to tell prospective employees up front what will be expected of them and accept the likelihood that they will either ask for more money to do that work or refuse outright.

I’d like to live in a world where it is usually expected that when you leave work your time is your own.

But I don’t think this is an inherent right. Your right is to enter agreements voluntarily, nothing more.

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Yeah. I don't think employers should just expect employees to be available after hours, if that wasn't explained and agreed upon in advance, nor should someone then be fired for not being available.

Just have boundaries

If a company fires you for not being available all the time when the job does not require this, you're at the wrong company.