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Posted By Peter Taylor14
Has anyone used the £17 specsaver eye examination advertised on the rear of SHP?
If so any positive or negative responses
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Posted By Dave Wilson
When I was in BA it worked really well for all our staff, take up rate was quite small and then the % of people who actually need specs etc was even smaller.
may get the I want an eye test for the sake of it but very rare in my dealings with this.
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Posted By Derrick Robinson
Small take up so far but it appears OK.
The key advantage is that you are covering your obligation to provide an appropriate eye examination when requested. If the employee just visits their own optician and you pay then you have no assurance that the eye examination provided covers the VDU work.
As an aside I have been using the Specsavers voucher service for prescription safety specs for some time and this is first class, fairly economic, much easier than any of the other systems I have tried and good choice of frames for the employee.
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Posted By Peter Taylor14
The problem I am having is that staff are having the eye test are then being told that they dont need glasses for VDU use but then get flogged a pair of specs for reading. How do you differentaite between glasses for VDU use and reading glasses?
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Posted By Ron Young
We're in the process of changing from ACCOR to Specsavers this month and I've had some negative comments from staff regarding the quality of service from Specsavers when they've used them for everyday specs. As a non spec wearer, I haven't a clue about quality but surely 2 million odd people can't be wrong. I'd be really interested to hear from others how the Specsavers system is working.
Good subject for the forum BZ
Ron
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
Peter
The difference between 'VDU' glasses and reading glasses is the distance at which things are in focus. A computer screen is further away than normal reading distance for most people and that is why reading glasses may not be good enough. However, if an employee's normal reading glasses are suitable for viewing a screen at a distance of about 70 cm, then the employer is not required to pay for them.
Paul
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Posted By R W
I have used Specsavers on one occassion, due to a special offer and was not hugely impressed by the service that I received.
I have had the experience of running the eye care scheme at my last job, where we used the ACCOR vouchers. These are excellent, lots of places take them to assist with employee choice, and they provide a voucher in return advising of what is required. So it is clear, if the VDU box is ticked then they get a further voucher and if not then they dont.
Not sure if Specsavers offer any feedback to employers?
Regards
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Posted By Barry Cooper
I have used Specsavers for over five years now, as we have a corporate account with them. I have had excellent service from them and is very easy to manage.
At first I thought they would give everyone a pair of VDU glasses, but it has been the opposite, and less than 10% need them and get them.
I am now considering the £17 offer, but you do have to buy the vouchers up front. Still considering whether to change
Barry
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