ISBN: 0707003431 9780707003436

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Page count: 47

This report (48 pages), from the Economic and Social Research Institute (Ireland), summarises the findings of research into the impact of low literacy skills on employee earnings and access to training. The report found that low literacy is prevalent in the wholesale and retail sectors; among employees who are older or have low educational attainment; that numeracy difficulties have a negative wage impact for low earning employees; and that literacy difficulties have a negative impact on middle and upper wage earners. This report compares the Irish findings to international research. The researchers note that literacy and numeracy issues may be under reported in Irish workplaces. Table of contents: * Chapter 1: Introduction * Chapter 2: Literature * Chapter 3: Data and methodology * Chapter 4: Incidence of literacy and numeracy difficulties in the Irish workplace * Chapter 5: Impact of literacy and numeracy difficulties on employees' earnings * Chapter 6: Impact of literacy and numeracy difficulties on employers' training expenditures * Summary, conclusions and policy implications.