Corporate Eyecare

Employers have a legal obligation to provide eye care to employees. This obligation derives from European Directive 90/270/EE and is encapsulated in the Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992.

The obligation on all employers can be summarised as follows:

• Where a person is an employee who is, or is to become, a habitual display screen user his employer shall ensure that he is provided at his request, whenever requested, with an appropriate eye and eyesight examination to be carried out by a qualified Optometrist.
• There is no legal limit to the number of examinations.
• Following an examination, if an optical appliance (spectacles) is required to alleviate symptoms, then the cost of the optical appliance is the responsibility of the employer.
• There is no legal limit to the number of optical appliances supplied providing each has a different specification.

Eyeplan can make meeting this obligation simple.

An Eyeplan Advantage contract with your local Eyeplan independent optician will mean that employees will receive comprehensive professional eye care, Accidental Damage Cover for their spectacles and fantastic value.

Eye care for employees should not be just an obligation but a real employee benefit. Eyeplan Advantage can help achieve that.