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25.01.2022 We've started analysing our baseline survey data and it's already revealing the scale of the challenges people are facing. Australians who've lost work largely had no time to prepare.

25.01.2022 NEW DATA: Our survey shows the rate of reported severe psychological distress among participants is running at around 4x that in the average adult employed population. Strategies to help reduce this are vital to recovery. covidstudy.net

25.01.2022 Thanks to ARPA National for helping get the word out about the study in their May newsletter! Were still recruiting thousands of Australians to share their experiences of job loss and work reduction during COVID-19 restrictions. https://www.arpa.org.au/newsletters/id/571

25.01.2022 Here is summary word cloud of the jobs people are telling us they have lost through our COVID-19 Work and Health study. This is from the first 600 people to complete our survey via www.covidstudy.net It is very diverse - Managers, Baristas, Cleaners, Nurses, Receptionists, Massage Therapists etc etc etc...... Please visit www.covidstudy.net to learn more and enrol in the study.

25.01.2022 70% of businesses in the hospitality sector have reported a reduction in staff hours. Read more here https://www.theguardian.com//coronavirus-crisis-has-had-st or look at the data: https://www.abs.gov.au//5676.0.55.003Main+Features1March%2

25.01.2022 Thanks to ARPA National for helping get the word out about the study in their May newsletter! We're still recruiting thousands of Australians to share their experiences of job loss and work reduction during COVID-19 restrictions. https://www.arpa.org.au/newsletters/id/571

24.01.2022 Interesting read in The Guardian about gender imbalance in the way the pandemic is affecting people. It's important we know these issues exist, so they can be addressed https://www.theguardian.com//women-twice-as-likely-as-men-

23.01.2022 Do you live in Sydney or Melbourne and have lost work due to the pandemic? Were looking for people to share their story with media to help spread the word about this survey. If youre keen, email us at [email protected] for more info

21.01.2022 The arts sector is one of the industries greatly affected by COVID-19. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au//arts-sector-say-need-emer/12130398

21.01.2022 We're busy analysing the data from our first survey wave... thank you to all who took part! The 3-month survey will be starting soon for our earliest recruits.

21.01.2022 A huge thank you to the 1,000+ people whove taken part in our survey to date! But we know there are hundreds of thousands of Australians out there who have lost work to COVID-19, and wed love to hear from them. If a family member or friend is affected, invite them to take part at covidstudy.net

20.01.2022 Do You Know Anyone Who Has Lost Work During COVID-19? The COVID-19 Work and Health Study is tracking the impact of the pandemic on those who lose their job or have reduced working hours. The study aims to determine who is losing work during the pandemic, and will identify the short, medium and long term impacts of work loss on health, employment and finances.... The study can be found online at www.covidstudy.net It involves a 15-minute online survey now, with short follow-up surveys at one, three and six months time. To be eligible people need to be over 18 years, and have lost their job or lost working hours since the COVID-19 outbreak began. If you're experiencing pandemic-related work loss, we ask you to contribute to this important research. If you're lucky enough to be in corona-proof employment, please share the survey link with others who may be eligible.

19.01.2022 ABC News Article - Unemployment is forecast to reach 10% by mid year - the highest rate in nearly 30 years. That represents a doubling of the unemployment rate before the COVID-19 pandemic began. In addition, many more Australians will be working less or be off work for periods of time. ... Our COVID-19 Work and Health Study aims to understand and document the impact job loss and losing work is having on the health and future employment of Australians, and how things change as the COVID pandemic progresses. If your job or work has been impacted, please consider participating in the study via www.covidstudy.net https://www.abc.net.au//coronavirus-unemployment-/12145542

18.01.2022 Weve hit an important milestone recently... our first participants are now completing their 1-month followup surveys! Thank you to everyone taking part in this important work

18.01.2022 Click here to listen to ABC Radio Perth interview our chief investigator Prof Alex Collie. For more information or to participate in the survey visit covidstudy.net.

18.01.2022 https://www.monash.edu//202/covid-19-work-and-health-study

17.01.2022 The COVID19 Work and Health study featured was on 9News. Visit covidstudy.net for more information and to participate in the survey

17.01.2022 https://www.rtwmatters.org/article/article.php

14.01.2022 Want to know more about the COVID19 Work and Health Study? Listen to our chief investigator Prof Alex Collie speak to Ross and John on 3AW Breakfast.

14.01.2022 We know there are lots of international students out there who have lost work due to COVID-19, and it can be hard finding out what support is available. https://www.sbs.com.au//what-coronavirus-support-is-availa

13.01.2022 Get the latest official advice and information about COVID-19 in Australia by joining the government WhatsApp channel or by downloading the official Coronavirus Australia app. Information in the link:

12.01.2022 Take part in a national survey looking into the health and work of Australians who have lost a job or work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

10.01.2022 Weve started analysing our baseline survey data and its already revealing the scale of the challenges people are facing. Australians whove lost work largely had no time to prepare.

10.01.2022 Staggering impacts from COVID-19: 800,000 Australians have already lost jobs, and the unemployment rate is predicted to reach 10% by June. https://www.theguardian.com//about-800000-australians-lost

10.01.2022 Am I eligible for the jobkeeper payment? Here's everything you need to know to register: https://www.theguardian.com//jobkeeper-payment-am-i-eligib?

10.01.2022 The predictions are looking right according to new ABS data.... https://www.abc.net.au//almost-one-million-austra/12215494

09.01.2022 We've got so much data from our baseline survey to work through, but here we are already, asking participants to report back in when contacted for their third survey! Thank you to all of you taking part, from us here at Monash University and icare NSW

08.01.2022 Study lead Prof Alex Collie was in the The Guardian recently sharing some preliminary results. Interesting to see how our research, when combined with that of others doing related investigations, is helping to create a big picture of how this pandemic is affecting people. https://www.theguardian.com//stress-isolation-suicide-aust

07.01.2022 Were busy analysing the data from our first survey wave... thank you to all who took part! The 3-month survey will be starting soon for our earliest recruits.

06.01.2022 A huge thank you to the 1,000+ people who've taken part in our survey to date! But we know there are hundreds of thousands of Australians out there who have lost work to COVID-19, and we'd love to hear from them. If a family member or friend is affected, invite them to take part at covidstudy.net

05.01.2022 Thanks to more than 600 Australians who have signed up for our COVID-19 Work and Health Study during our first two weeks. You have all been incredibly generous with your time. We are aiming to sign-up least two thousand people so that we have enough data to answer our study questions. Some of our questions including things such as... - Who is losing work during COVID-19? Are people from some industries, occupations, age groups, gender, contract type more affected than others...? - How is losing work affecting people's health? Is mental health more affected than physical health? Are there some groups of people whose health is more affected than others? - How does the work and health of people change over time? Do people get back to work? If so, what groups of people are more likely to return to work, and what groups remain off work? SO...we have had a great response so far. BUT...we still need more people to participate! Please share this post and the study website - www.covidstudy.net THANK-YOU !!

05.01.2022 We shared some more details of our initial findings in The Conversation yesterday, including that 90% of affected people had less than a week's notice https://theconversation.com/90-out-of-work-with-one-weeks-n

04.01.2022 Today is the last chance to join the survey before we close recruitment! If you have family or friends who lost or face reduced work due to COVID-19 restrictions, point them in the direction of our survey before 5pm: covidstudy.net

04.01.2022 Weve got so much data from our baseline survey to work through, but here we are already, asking participants to report back in when contacted for their third survey! Thank you to all of you taking part, from us here at Monash University and icare NSW

03.01.2022 We've hit an important milestone recently... our first participants are now completing their 1-month followup surveys! Thank you to everyone taking part in this important work

02.01.2022 Am I eligible for the jobkeeper payment? Heres everything you need to know to register: https://www.theguardian.com//jobkeeper-payment-am-i-eligib?

01.01.2022 Do you live in Sydney or Melbourne and have lost work due to the pandemic? We're looking for people to share their story with media to help spread the word about this survey. If you're keen, email us at [email protected] for more info