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Hi, one of my clients asked me if there is some kind of special form/prescription which You fill in and give it to Your optician to have glasses price reduced. He was told that in Boots. But Boots hasn't provided him any form or any further advice so he asked me. I have heard only about internal company procedures about it, not any nationwide form/schedule which entitled You to have some price reductions only because You are using those glasses for work.
But maybe there is some NHS/government/hse form. If so, can You provide me a link? (yes, I have search google but found nothing).
Thanks in advance.
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Thank You for Your answer, it is helpful, however those vouchers aren't related with work.
My client was told: "because You will be using those glasses for work You are entitled to have price reduced but You need to provide us special form for that". And I am wondering what is that special form.
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Are these for "display screen equipment". If so perhaps this is relating to the requirments of the Display Screen Equipment Regulations. As per the guidance below
Employers’ liability for costs 85 The provision of eye and eyesight tests and of special corrective appliances under the DSE Regulations is at the expense of the user’s employer. This is the case even if the user works on other employers’ workstations.
Further guidance can be found on the HSE website.
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As Andy has already stated, the employer has to meet the costs of any eye tests & basic prescription spectacles if necessary for work related situations.
Perhaps the scheme you are alluding to is provided by optician chains such as Specsavers who provide the employer with vouchers that can be redeemed by the employee. These schemes tend to be cheaper.
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There is no national scheme of this kind, it is up to the employer to arrange it with a specific optician and to approve who gets the free glasses and any discounts. Typically, a basic pair of glasses is paid for by the employer, but if the employee wants fancier ones, they can pay the difference - that's why it might look like a discount. Boots, Specsavers, and many other opticians will set up these deals directly with employers. That's why you only find out about it from internal company procedures. The 'special form' is provided through the employer. Edited by user 12 March 2017 12:22:31(UTC)
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I think "the form" is actually a voucher that the employer has purchased from the optician of their choice.
The benefit for the employer is the glasses are a bit cheaper and money does not go through the employee's hands.
Be warned that the default "safety glasses" from Specsave (not sure about the others) are low impact grade.
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Don't have an answer to your question, but a certain high street optician does vouchers for eye tests combined with safety glasses and DSE glasses which represents pretty good value for the employer. The vouchers have to be purchased on line in advance but I have always found it to be a system that works well, offers good value and is simple to administrate.
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Originally Posted by: walker  I think "the form" is actually a voucher that the employer has purchased from the optician of their choice.
The benefit for the employer is the glasses are a bit cheaper and money does not go through the employee's hands.
Be warned that the default "safety glasses" from Specsave (not sure about the others) are low impact grade.
Yes Boots operate a voucher scheme. We use their vouchers for DSE users and presecription safety glasses. Specsavers 'safety glasses' are worse than that - they aren't even EN166 F (low energy impact - steel ball at 45m/s), they are EN166 S 'increased robustness' (rubber ball at 5m/s). Apparently it is legal to describe these as safety glasses, but I've never seen a specification for safety glasses at work that accepted 'S'. Ours does not.
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