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The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2014

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Draft 2014, ISBN 9780111107553

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 51(5) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Terms And Conditions Of Employment

Made ***

Coming into force ***

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 51(5) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998f1 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 and 51(1) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998f2, makes the following Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c.39.

f2

Section 3(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1999/583 and amended by S.I. 2007/2402.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on the day after the date on which these Regulations are made.

2Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999

(1)

The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 12 (workers who do not qualify for the national minimum wage)—

(a)

after paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A)

A worker does not qualify for the national minimum wage for work done as part of that worker’s participation in a traineeship in England to which paragraph (7B) applies.

(7B)

This paragraph applies to a traineeship consisting of a skills programme which meets the following conditions—

(a)

the programme includes a work experience placement and work preparation training;

(b)

the programme lasts no more than six months;

(c)

the programme is funded in whole or in part by the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002f2 or by the Chief Executive of Skills Fundingf3; and

(d)

the programme is open only to persons aged on the first day of the traineeship—

(i)

at least 16 years but under the age of 25 years; or

(ii)

at least 16 years but under the age of 26 years in the case of persons subject to learning difficulty assessment within the meaning of section 13(4) and (5) of the Education Act 1996f4”.

Signature

Name

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2)(a) amends the 1999 Regulations so that a worker does not qualify for the national minimum wage for work done as part of a traineeship in England.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no additional cost on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen. The Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.