Scottish Government

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INDEX

Section 1: Issues

• Defining "low skill" and "low pay"
• Some facts and figures
• Commentary

Section 2: Process

• What we were asked to do
• How we did it
• Links with other workstreams

Section 3: Context

• The labour market context
• The economic context
• The link between skills and productivity

Section 4: Current practice

Section 5: Where next?

• Principles for intervention
• Conclusions
• Our recommendations
• Funding

ANNEXES

Annex 1 - membership of group
Annex 2 - summary of recommendations
Annex 3 - evidence paper
Annex 4 - National and Local interventions
Annex 5 - Working for Health in Greater Glasgow case study

The contents of this report form the evidence for, and recommendations to, the Scottish Executive on what the Employability Framework should contain. Publication is not an undertaking that the Scottish Executive will implement its recommendations. The findings of this report will be addressed by the Framework document when it is published later in the year.