Workplace weight loss and wellbeing programs

Employers, HR teams and workplace wellbeing coordinators at small and medium businesses, and sometimes staff social clubs.

A fixed fee per program or per participant, with optional repeat programs and add-on workshops.

• Group facilitation and presenting
• Basic nutrition and habit-change knowledge
• Pitching and following up with businesses

• Stay within your qualifications and refer people with health conditions to a GP or accredited practising dietitian
• Check public liability and professional indemnity insurance requirements, as some employers will ask to see them
• Employers must not pressure staff, so keep participation voluntary and handle weight data privately
• Check privacy rules for any health information you collect
• Sales cycles with businesses can be slow, so plan for a few months before regular work

Startup costs are typically around $1,000 to $4,000, depending on your program materials, insurance and how you find employer clients. Treat this as an estimate and check what employers expect before you buy anything.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue of typically around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on how many employers you work with and the size of each program. Business sales cycles can be slow, so plan for a few months before regular work.

Check that you stay within your qualifications and refer people with health conditions to a GP or accredited practising dietitian. Also check the insurance employers may ask to see, keep participation voluntary, and check privacy rules for any health information you collect.