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Reasons for not working |
  
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Reasons for not working |
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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.
Over the last five years there has been a steady and significant drop in the percentage of Victorian employees who report injury related issues as the reason they are not working.
There has been a corresponding increase in the percentage who report they were retrenched or dismissed.
In 2005-06 94% of Victorian employees said the main reason they were not working was injury related. This dropped to 66% in 2009-10.
In 2005-06 6% of Victorian employees said the main reason they were not working was retrenchment/dismissal. This increased to 17% in 2009-10.
The national results are in the graph below.
Question: What is the main reason you are not working now?
Question: Are there any other reasons you are not working now?
