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 four years subsequent to 2005-06 the percent of Victorian employees who report injury related issues as the reason they are not working dropped significantly from 94% to 66%. However, this figure has climbed back up to negate some of that drop over the last two years. In 2011-12 75% of injured Victorians said the main reason they were not working was injury related.
The percentage of people who said retrenchment was their reason for not working was 15% in 2011-2012. 22% cited the fact that they had left employment.
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?
