The Wages Crisis in Australia: Contents and Authors

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  1. Introduction: Australia, we have a problem – Jim Stanford, Tess Hardy & Andrew Stewart
  2. Charting wage stagnation in Australia – Jim Stanford
  3. Global perspectives on wage stagnation – Stephen Kinsella & John Howe
  4. What’s causing the wages slowdown? – Tess Hardy & Andrew Stewart

Part I. Wage-setting mechanisms and institutions

  1. Minimum wages – Tim Lyons
  2. Gender pay equity – Sara Charlesworth & Meg Smith
  3. Collective bargaining and power – David Peetz
  4. Public sector austerity and its spill-over effects – Troy Henderson
  5. Contracting out community services, marketisation & wages – Fiona Macdonald & Michael Pegg
  6. Executive remuneration in listed companies and wage-setting – Kym Sheehan

Part II. Business structures and vulnerable workers

  1. Fractured work – Josh Bornstein
  2. Wage theft and young workers – Keelia Fitzpatrick
  3. Temporary migrant workers, underpayment and predatory business models – Iain Campbell
  4. Is there a wages crisis facing skilled temporary migrants? – Joanna Howe

Part III. Stakeholder perspectives

  1. A business perspective – Saul Eslake
  2. A union perspective on the wages crisis and how to solve it – Damian Kyloh
  3. A community perspective: The human and social costs of wage stagnation – John Falzon
  4. Young Australians & the disrupted economy – Annette Cairnduff, Kelly Fawcett & Nina Roxburgh
  5. An investor perspective – Craig Shepherd & Penny Heard

Part IV. Finding solutions

  1. Conclusion: Wages and inclusive growth – Andrew Stewart, Jim Stanford and Tess Hardy

Appendix: An Overview of Labour Regulation in Australia – Andrew Stewart