The WayAhead Workplaces membership is for anyone who has responsibility for, or is interested in, promoting employee health and wellbeing within their own organisation. This includes professionals working in human resources, occupational health and safety, employee health and wellbeing, injury management, return to work, learning and development, nurses and psychologists.
Our membership network includes organisations from the legal and financial services, health, community and education sectors, private, government and charity organisations. Our meetings are held in Sydney and Brisbane but we have an online-only membership option for those who work outside of those areas across Australia. See who our members are.
Free memberships for micro businesses until 2023!
In this current climate with the most recent COVID outbreak in NSW, we know that micro business owners are some of the most impacted people. Having the weight of success of your business on your shoulders, at a time like this can be harrowing and seriously impact your mental health. We also know that micro businesses contribute significantly to Australia’s economy, social fabric and ability to evolve. (Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal)
That’s why from August 2021 until 31 December 2022 WayAhead Workplaces are offering free online membership for all micro businesses, valued at $350. Simply select Tier 0 in the webform. To learn more about this great offer, see the FAQ’s below, and the membership benefits chart. Please note, a micro business is an organisation that has 1-3 employees and aggregated annual turnover between $30,000 and $75,000
Membership Benefits
Quarterly Meetings in Sydney or Brisbane
Your membership entitles you to attend our quarterly, half-day meetings in Sydney or in Brisbane, held in February, April, September and November. The purpose of these meetings is to provide a range of expert guest speakers covering various topics on workplace health and wellbeing over the course of the year. These meetings are a great way for members to keep up to date with the research and work going on in the sector. They provide examples of best practice, opportunities to learn from case studies and opportunities to regularly network with like-minded peers.
Annual Members’ Forum in Sydney
The Annual Members’ Forum is an all-day event in June where we invite guest speakers to present on our chosen theme of the day. We also encourage some of our members to present case studies of their work. The second half of the day has an interactive element such as a panel discussion or round table discussion which provides attendees the chance to ask questions of our expert panelists. This event is a great opportunity to mix with people from different sectors and share ideas.
Online Workplace Resource Library
We have spent a great deal of time developing our online Workplace Health Resource Library to ensure our members have access to the latest information and tools to help them do their best possible work in workplace health and wellbeing. Our Library includes all our speakers’ presentations from both the Sydney and Brisbane network meetings from the last 13 years. We also have a yearly Conferences Calendar and Events Calendar to help you plan your year. We have more than 900 resources listed and members are able to browse selections of articles, blogs, case studies, workplace health tools, reports and research or search by 25 different topic tags such as stress and resilience, leadership and management, sleep, workplace health and safety and mental health.
eNewsletters
All our members are encouraged to sign up to our eNewsletter. This is a way that we communicate with our members between our meetings. We draw your attention to any new developments with our program, events in the sector, conference discounts and the latest research and resources.
Conference and Event Discounts
We approach our contacts to negotiate the best deal we can for our members to attend the latest workplace health and wellbeing workshops and conferences, particularly around Sydney and Brisbane where our networks are based. Conferences can be expensive so the discounts are intended to make attending them more affordable for you, and to enable our members to have access to best practice and research in a particular area. They are also great networking opportunities for you to connect with other people in the sector outside of the WayAhead Workplaces network.
Membership Tiers
| Tier 0 Online-only for Micro Businesses (1-3 staff) | Tier 1 Online-only for Rural or Interstate Businesses | Tier 2 Individual, NFP or Small Businesses (1-20 staff) | Tier 3 Medium Businesses (21-200 staff) | Tier 4 Large Businesses (201 or more staff) | Tier 5 Health Providers of services to others *See below | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterly Meetings in Sydney or Brisbane | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annual Members’ Forum in Sydney | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Number of attendees included per meeting | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Networking with like-minded peers | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online Workplace Resource Library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| e-News | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conference and Event Discounts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cost per year | $100 | $350 | $300 | $400 | $600 | $800 |
Further information
- Membership is valid for 12 months from the date of application
- Businesses located across Sydney and Brisbane require separate (two) memberships
- If you wish to bring extra attendees to a one-off meeting, in addition to your membership allocation, please complete a meeting registration form
- If you wish to bring extra attendees on a regular basis to the meetings, in addition to your membership allocation, you may wish to purchase another membership
- eNewsletter subscribers are not members. Membership requires payment, whereas the eNewsletter is free to the public. Sign up to our eNewsletter here
- Access to the members-only section of the website is provided once membership payment is finalised
- If you have any questions about membership, contact us at workplaces@wayahead.org.au
Additional Info for micro businesses
What is a micro business?
A micro business is a business with 1-3 employees and aggregated annual turnover between $30,000 and $75,000.
I am a small business, can I access Tier 0?
Only micro business owners are able to access this. WayAhead is a NFP and relies on the paid membership to keep the program in existence. We also know that it is micro businesses that are suffering the most at the moment and want to be able to offer support without being at the cost of the program.
I am an existing member, can I access Tier 0?
If you are a micro business and currently have a paid membership, once your membership expires you are welcome to change to a Tier 0 free online only membership. This will mean that if your previous membership allowed you to attend events, the new free option will not.
Can I attend virtual member events?
With the free online membership, virtual events are not included.
What happens after 31 December 2022?
From 1 January 2023, all Tier 0 members will be required to renew their membership regardless of when they started their membership.
Tier 0 members will be able to choose between:
- Online/Rural Membership – $350 (discounted to $200 for the first year)
- Small Business Membership – $300 See membership tier table above for more details
Contact us at workplaces@wayahead.org.au to see if you are eligible.
Additional Info for Health providers
- A Health Provider is defined as a business of any size that provides a paid service to other businesses.
- A discretionary discount code is available for small Health Providers.
Contact us at workplaces@wayahead.org.au to see if you are eligible.
