新西兰最高法院规定,照顾残疾成年人的父母是合法工人,有权领取最低工资。 New Zealand's Supreme Court rules that parents caring for disabled adults are legally workers entitled to minimum wage.

新西兰最高法院裁定,照料严重残疾成年子女的父母,包括Peter Humphreys和Christine Fleming,在法律上被承认为有权享受最低工资和雇员保护的家庭佣工。 The New Zealand Supreme Court has ruled that parents caring for severely disabled adult children, including Peter Humphreys and Christine Fleming, are legally recognized as homeworkers entitled to minimum wage and employee protections. 该决定于2025年12月9日作出,确认尽管她们没有正式受雇,但她们全时、全天24/7的照顾工作仍构成法律规定的工作。 The decision, delivered on December 9, 2025, affirms that their full-time, 24/7 caregiving constitutes work under the law, despite not being formally hired. 法院认为,鉴于实际的护理需求,社会发展部最初提出的每周15或22小时的报价是不合理的。 The court found the Ministry of Social Development’s initial offers of 15 or 22 hours per week were unreasonable given the actual care demands. 这项裁决推翻了以前的决定,澄清了从资助家庭照料向个性化供资过渡并不结束就业地位,并可能影响到全国成千上万的家庭照料者。 The ruling overturns previous decisions, clarifies that transitioning from Funded Family Care to individualized funding does not end employment status, and could impact thousands of family carers nationwide. 该决定标志着朝着重视无酬照护工作和确保家庭照护者得到公平补偿和尊严迈出了重要一步。 The decision marks a significant step toward valuing unpaid caregiving work and ensuring fair compensation and dignity for family caregivers.