Laritza Machin-Rincon

1 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the lives of people around the world, bringing about drastic changes and life-altering shifts to the workforce as a whole. Employers are facing significant challenges affected by the impact of the pandemic on multiple levels, such as the expansion of underemployment (1), the surge in employment pressure (2), and the increased need to balance work and family (3). Akkermans et al.