Regulation 54 Traineeships in England
(1)
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 (2) applies.
(2)
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 government funded; and
(d)
the programme is open to persons who on the first day of the traineeship have attained the age of 16 but not 25 years old.