Eye Care Vouchers

What is the Eyecare Voucher Scheme?

Our Eye Care Voucher Scheme gives your employees access to vouchers that help cover the cost of eye tests, glasses, and other optical needs. It’s a simple way to support their eye health, reduce their personal expenses, and ensure you’re meeting your legal responsibilities as an employer.

If an employee uses a Visual Display Unit (VDU) (such as a standard computer screen), they are entitled to request an eye test, which employers must provide. If they require glasses specifically for VDU use, you are also required to cover the cost. Most standard computer setups qualify as VDUs.

What Options Are Available?

These vouchers can be redeemed at participating branches of a single national optician chain across the UK and are available in a variety of options to suit different roles and needs:

• VDU Eyecare Vouchers: Specifically for employees who require glasses solely for working with VDUs (computer screens).
  
• Safety Eyewear Vouchers: Help cover the costs of prescription glasses for employees working in industrial environments. Multiple vouchers can be used to help cover the cost of varifocal or multifocal glasses.
  
• Optical Care Vouchers: Contribute to the cost of everyday prescription glasses, frames, and contact lenses.
  
• Premium Club Vouchers: Offer flexible cover that includes VDU and safety eyewear, and can also be used for the eyecare of up to two family members.
  

No matter your workplace needs, we’ll help you find the right combination of vouchers to support your team.

Please note: Eye Care Vouchers are only available through our Smart Hive solution.

Why Choose Eye Care Vouchers? 

Good eye health and clear vision play a vital role in keeping employees safe, comfortable, and productive at work. But many employees struggle with the financial cost of checkups, frames, and lenses. 

In working environments where employers have a duty of care to ensure the health and protection of their employees’ eyes, quick access to eye care is a must. 

If your employees regularly use display screen equipment (DSE) such as monitors or a visual display unit (VDU) as a significant part of their duties, you are legally obliged to provide an appropriate eye and eyesight test if your employee requests it. 

You are also legally required to ensure that any employees who drive as part of their job or operate specialised machinery are fit to do so. While paying for your employees’ eye tests is not a legal requirement, you may wish to do so to ensure your employees undertake the requisite testing and are fit to carry out their duties.

Our Eye Care Voucher Scheme helps you meet your duty of care towards your employees by making eye care more accessible. The vouchers can contribute to the cost of eye tests and glasses, so your employees can get the support they need, whatever their financial situation.

Support Your Team. Actively support your team’s wellbeing, whilst meeting legal requirements.

Lower Expenses. Make eye care more affordable by helping cover the cost of tests and glasses.

Simple to Run. A hassle-free scheme that’s easy to set up and manage, with minimal admin.