Bennett, ClairGiallo, RebeccaHokke, StaceyLove, JasmineLeach, LianaMcCredie, KateOakman, JodiCooklin, Amanda2026-06-112026-06-111076-2752PubMed:41042348ORCID:/0000-0003-3686-2553/work/217149389https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733810405Objective – This study examines how work-family-care disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic clustered and co-occurred for working parents and explores the impact on employee well-being. Method – We investigated profiles of parents' work-family-care disruption using latent class analysis; explored parent, work, family, and household patterning of classes; and examined associations with concurrent and subsequent employee well-being (occupational fatigue, time pressure, psychological distress). Results – Parents were classed as “low” (35.6%), “moderate” (58.1%), and “high” (6.3%) impact. Distinct parent, work, family, and household characteristics were associated with these classes. Parents moderately or highly impacted reported lower employee well-being concurrently and at 6-month follow-up. Conclusions – Findings highlight the impact of work-family-care disruption on employee well-being. Additional supports to working parents are needed in times of crisis, particularly for vulnerable parents and for working parents who experience increases in unpaid labor.Funding sources: This work was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP230100498). A.C. was additionally supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT200100209). C.B., S.H., J.L., and A.C. were additionally supported by The Roberta Holmes Donation to La Trobe University.9enPublisher Copyright: © 2025 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.COVID-19employee well-beingpandemicparentingwork-family202610.1097/JOM.0000000000003567105031237689