ABSTRACT
As we have seen in earlier chapters, there is extensive evidence that possessing adequate or better literacy skills is associated with higher wages and better prospects of being in employment. People who lack basic literacy skills are likely to be disadvantaged in the labour market. In promoting and paying for workplace literacy programmes, the governments of the UK have hoped and expected that individuals will indeed improve their skills; and that this will translate into higher incomes and higher productivity for individuals and their employers alike.
