# The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, Regulation 51: Schemes for training, work experience, temporary work or for seeking or obtaining work


(1) A person who is participating in a scheme which meets the requirements in paragraph (2) does not qualify for the national minimum wage for work done as part of that scheme.
(2) The requirements are that the scheme—
(a) is designed to provide training, work experience or temporary work, or to assist in the seeking or obtaining of work, and
(b) is, in whole or in part, made or funded by—
(i) the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 or section 17B of the Jobseekers Act 1995;
(ii) the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973;
(iii) the Chief Executive of Skills Funding;
(iv) Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise under section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990;
(v) the Department for Employment and Learning under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950; or
(vi) the European Social Fund established under Article 162 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111127964/regulation/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-minimum-wage-regulations-2015/regulation-51
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