Subjective well‐being, COVID‐19 and financial strain following job loss: stretching the role of human resource management to focus on human sustainability beyond the workplace

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant negative consequences for employee well-being across the globe, including job loss leading to financial strain. Job and strain have important implications role of human resource management (HRM) achieving sustainability beyond employment relationship given that decreased subjective was driven by two studies reported here – one quantitative qualitative investigate impact arising from due on tourism hospitality employees Pakistan. first study used survey data collected a sample 284 laid off during early stages test model between mediated affectivity moderated core self-evaluations. second qualitatively investigated long-term with 30 respondents who completed 1. We found 1 strong through affectivity. Core self-evaluations acted as buffer overall indirect via In 2 we problem lost their jobs drew wide range contextual personal resources mitigate impacts well-being. discuss HRM theory practice.