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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/621/regulation/17</dc:identifier><dc:title>The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-23</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-01</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>These Regulations remake the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/584) and consolidate the amendments made to those Regulations.</dc:description>
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<Text>In regulation 7 (calculation to determine whether the national minimum wage has been paid), the hours of work in the pay reference period are the hours worked or treated as worked by the worker in the pay reference period as determined—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>for salaried hours work, in accordance with Chapter 2;</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>for time work, in accordance with Chapter 3;</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>for output work, in accordance with Chapter 4;</Text>
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<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
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<Text>for unmeasured work, in accordance with Chapter 5.</Text>
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