Reasons for not working

Reasons for not working have been summarised as three main types:
 

1. Injury related, including: still injured; new injury; old injury got worse or aggravated; psychological reasons; and can’t work in that job due to type of injury.

2. Left employment, referring to those who indicated they had left the workforce on a permanent or temporary basis including: retired; resigned; studying; no work

available/seasonal.

3. Retrenched/dismissed, including: retrenched; dismissed by employer; and employer closed down.

In 2008/09 the proportion of non-working injured Victorian workers who cited injury related reasons for their non-working status was just over seven in ten. This proportion has dropped substantially since 2005/06, when it was over nine in ten. In the same period, there has been an increase in the proportion of injured workers citing retrenchment / dismissal as the reason for their non-working status, from less than one in ten in 2005/06, to nearly two in ten in 2008/09.

A similar but less significant pattern, is noted in other jurisdictions.

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

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