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Posted By Peter Still
As both a spectacle wearer and DSE user I've watched this thread with a mixture of interest and amazement! The regs seem very clear to me.
Incidentally, testing is free under the NHS for certain categories of people - for example mine are free because my mother suffered from glaucoma, so I am entitled to a free annual test.
My employer will pay for "basic" single vision lenses, but the £50 doesn't go very fay against my high-index varifocals!
Peter
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Posted By Peter Still
Slightly off thread, but another question - do employers out there allow employees time off for the eye tests under the DSE Regs?
I know that time off is not mentioned in the regs, just wondering what is considered normal practice.
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Posted By Swis
Don't you think even those £50 is burden on the employer for poor sight due to a genetic defect.
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Posted By Peter Still
Swis,
I'd never thought of myself as genetically defective before!
Yes, It's a burden on my employer. So are my wages and expenses, but presumably they feel I'm still just about worth employing. They could of course move me to a role in which I didn't have to spend most of my working hours on a computer, and thereby save the 50 quid, but that assumes I could do something else that brought equal value to the business.
Peter
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Posted By Phil Rose
This thread is still going!
genetic defect!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By Swis
Sorry Peter,
Communication error - my post should've included the words 'potential' and 'possible'.
Also, although my post was a response to your comments but it never meant to target you personally, it was a statement in general.
However, I apologise for my poorly laid post anyway.
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Posted By Peter Still
Swis,
No problem, it caused a lot of amusement around the office!
I'm not going to split hairs about whether or not an inheritable condition results from a genetic defect, but thanks anyway for the apology!
Peter
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Posted By Swis
Thanks Peter.
P.S. Almost all inheritable conditions are due to some sort of genetic defect.
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