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Anna Sebastian Perayil joined EY Pune in March 2024. She died on July 20 this year.
Anna Sebastian Perayil, who was working at EY Pune, reportedly succumbed to work stress just four months after her joining. The 26-year-old’s mother has since written to the company’s India boss and accused the firm of ‘glorifying overwork’.
Centre has launched an investigation into the “unsafe and exploitative” work environment at one of the Big Four accounting firms Ernst & Young (EY). This comes after a 26-year-old Chartered Accountant (CA) from Kerala, Anna Sebastian Perayil, succumbed to work stress as her mother claimed in an email to EY India boss Rajiv Memani. Perayil, who was working at EY Pune, died just four months after joining the company.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has officially taken up the complaint and a “thorough investigation” is underway. Minister of State for Labour, Shobha Karandlaje, expressed her deep sadness over the tragic loss, adding, “A thorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment is underway. We are committed to ensuring justice and Ministry of Labour and Employment has officially taken up the complaint.”
Karandlaje shared this while responding to a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) by BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
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