# The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111127964/regulation/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-minimum-wage-regulations-2015/regulation-54
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