# The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, Regulation 56: European Union programmes


A worker does not qualify for the national minimum wage for work that is done as a participant in any of the following programmes—
(a) the second phase of the European Community Leonardo da Vinci programme (established pursuant to Council Decision 99/382/EC);
(b) the European Community Leonardo da Vinci programme (established pursuant to Decision No 1720/2006/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning);
(c) the European Community Youth in Action Programme (established pursuant to Decision No 1719/2006/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union);
(d) the European Community Erasmus Programme or Comenius Programme (both established pursuant to Decision No 1720/2006/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning);
(e) Erasmus+ established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No.1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11th December 2013 establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111127964/regulation/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-minimum-wage-regulations-2015/regulation-56
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