Eye test and work

DullGreyGuy

oldernonethewiser said:

MikeJXE said:

They are required to pay for an eye test but

If it means treading on someone's toes and perhaps a mark against me

I would pay the £20 ish for the test myself 

Don't forget, the company should be paying for glasses too if required.

Not true in most cases @oldernonethewiser

https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/eye-tests.htm

Glasses for DSE work

Employers only have to pay for glasses for DSE work if the test shows an employee needs special glasses prescribed for the distance the screen is viewed at. If an ordinary prescription is suitable, employers do not have to pay for glasses.

In central London eye tests at boots, specsavers etc are £25 and so can't imagine they are notably more expensive elsewhere for the basic test which is all that DSE covers. In the last place I worked as an employee you simply paid for the test yourself and submitted it as an expenses claim.

OP - rather than dealing with the "benefits team", this isn't a benefit, have you looked on your intranet site for things like their H&S, DSE etc policies? It could well be that the process for getting an eye test is embedded in those. Else speak to your manager, it may well be just something you expense and they sign off. 

oldernonethewiser

DullGreyGuy said:

oldernonethewiser said:

MikeJXE said:

They are required to pay for an eye test but

If it means treading on someone's toes and perhaps a mark against me

I would pay the £20 ish for the test myself 

Don't forget, the company should be paying for glasses too if required.

Not true in most cases @oldernonethewiser

https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/eye-tests.htm

Glasses for DSE work

Employers only have to pay for glasses for DSE work if the test shows an employee needs special glasses prescribed for the distance the screen is viewed at. If an ordinary prescription is suitable, employers do not have to pay for glasses.

In central London eye tests at boots, specsavers etc are £25 and so can't imagine they are notably more expensive elsewhere for the basic test which is all that DSE covers. In the last place I worked as an employee you simply paid for the test yourself and submitted it as an expenses claim.

OP - rather than dealing with the "benefits team", this isn't a benefit, have you looked on your intranet site for things like their H&S, DSE etc policies? It could well be that the process for getting an eye test is embedded in those. Else speak to your manager, it may well be just something you expense and they sign off. 

Which is why I wrote "if required"

I doubt that will be often.

housebuyer143

oldernonethewiser said:

DullGreyGuy said:

oldernonethewiser said:

MikeJXE said:

They are required to pay for an eye test but

If it means treading on someone's toes and perhaps a mark against me

I would pay the £20 ish for the test myself 

Don't forget, the company should be paying for glasses too if required.

Not true in most cases @oldernonethewiser

https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/eye-tests.htm

Glasses for DSE work

Employers only have to pay for glasses for DSE work if the test shows an employee needs special glasses prescribed for the distance the screen is viewed at. If an ordinary prescription is suitable, employers do not have to pay for glasses.

In central London eye tests at boots, specsavers etc are £25 and so can't imagine they are notably more expensive elsewhere for the basic test which is all that DSE covers. In the last place I worked as an employee you simply paid for the test yourself and submitted it as an expenses claim.

OP - rather than dealing with the "benefits team", this isn't a benefit, have you looked on your intranet site for things like their H&S, DSE etc policies? It could well be that the process for getting an eye test is embedded in those. Else speak to your manager, it may well be just something you expense and they sign off. 

Which is why I wrote "if required"

I doubt that will be often.

I got my last glasses free through work as I need them only for computer work. I don't need new ones so not expecting them to buy me glasses, I just found it strange that they didn't seem to cover the test. 
I'll dig through the policy for eye tests and see what I can find X 

TheSpiddalKid

Specsavers and Vision Express both have corporate accounts on PAYG basis. I use to administer the company account for eye tests with SpecSavers at the place I worked.

It's really easy to set up and use for a company. Cost then was £17.50 per test, it issued a voucher to the employee who then just used it to book a test and could also then use it to get the glasses if needed.