Return to work results > Readiness to RTW > Reasons for not feeling ready to return to work

All injured workers who returned to work but reported that they did not feel ready to RTW were asked why they did not feel ready. Multiple responses were accepted.

A majority of workers from QLD - nearly 90% in 2008-09 - cited injury or pain as the reason they were unready to return to work. This figure has increased steadily since 2006-7, when it was 80%. A much smaller proportion (around 7%) said that pressure from their employer, doctor or insurer was responsible. In 2008-09 very few QLD workers described the duties or hours they were offered, or that they were mentally unprepared as reasons why they were not ready to return to work.

Question: What is the main reason you are not working now?

Question: Are there any other reasons you are not working now?