Employers failing to keep an eye on eyecare costs

Research conducted by Specsavers
Corporate Eyecare has revealed that
many companies and organisations
are paying over the odds and still
failing to fully benefit from
corporate eyecare provision.

The research took place among
223 heads of organisations, in both
public and private sectors and
showed that one-fifth (20%) of
employers have no eyecare policy in
place at all; an omission that could
leave them open to extensive penalty.

Beyond this are the significant costsaving
and value-adding
opportunities that are being
overlooked.

The often higher-priced option of
reimbursing through expenses is still
used by 42% of employers. Although
a shrewd one-third (33%) of
employers do purchase eyecare
vouchers, they are not necessarily
enjoying the full advantages. Some
60% are not aware of any of the
additional benefits available with
eyecare vouchers. Only 29% are
aware of discount vouchers for
money off glasses for employees and
just 5% are aware of discounts for
employees’ families.

Find out more about the research
on Stand 92.