According to NewspaperThe case was brought before the CJEU by the Court of Appeal of the CJEU in Romania, which received a complaint from a worker who asked his employer to refund the value of the prescription glasses he bought for work. In front of the monitor.
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in favor of the employee and explained that the company could choose to provide its own glasses or contact lenses or claim reimbursement of expenses paid by the employee, but “not by paying a salary premium”. The J.N.
This measure was already transposed into Portuguese law in 1993. Article 7 of Decree-Law 149/91 states that workers performing their duties in front of a monitor “must undergo an adequate medical examination of the eyes and vision”.
Regarding payment for glasses or contact lenses, the law states that “whenever the results of medical examinations require it and normal corrective devices cannot be used, workers shall be provided with special corrective devices designed for the type of work performed.”
The law states that non-compliance can result in fines ranging from 250 to 500 euros.
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