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
5. Minimum wages – Tim Lyons
6. Gender pay equity – Sara Charlesworth & Meg Smith
7. Collective bargaining and power – David Peetz
8. Public sector austerity and its spill-over effects – Troy Henderson
9. Contracting out community services, marketisation & wages – Fiona Macdonald & Michael Pegg
10. Executive remuneration in listed companies and wage-setting – Kym Sheehan
Part II. Business structures and vulnerable workers
11. Fractured work – Josh Bornstein
12. Wage theft and young workers – Keelia Fitzpatrick
13. Temporary migrant workers, underpayment and predatory business models – Iain Campbell
14. Is there a wages crisis facing skilled temporary migrants? – Joanna Howe
Part III. Stakeholder perspectives
15. A business perspective – Saul Eslake
16. A union perspective on the wages crisis and how to solve it – Damian Kyloh
17. A community perspective: The human and social costs of wage stagnation – John Falzon
18. Young Australians & the disrupted economy – Annette Cairnduff, Kelly Fawcett & Nina Roxburgh
19. An investor perspective – Craig Shepherd & Penny Heard
Part IV. Finding solutions
20. Conclusion: Wages and inclusive growth – Andrew Stewart, Jim Stanford and Tess Hardy
Appendix: An Overview of Labour Regulation in Australia – Andrew Stewart