Centre investigates 26-year-old EY employee's death amid massive outrage

After massive outrage over the recent death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant (CA) with Ernst and Young India in Pune, allegedly due to work stress, the Centre has taken up the case. Minister of State (MoS) for Labour, Shobha Karandlaje Thursday tweeted that a thorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment is underway.

"Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Anna Sebastian Perayil. A thorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment is underway. We are committed to ensuring justice & Labour Ministry has officially taken up the complaint," she tweeted.

Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Anna Sebastian Perayil. A thorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment is underway. We are committed to ensuring justice & @LabourMinistry has officially taken up the complaint.@mansukhmandviya https://t.co/1apsOm594d

— Shobha Karandlaje (@ShobhaBJP) September 19, 2024

Anna Sebastian Perayil's death has raised serious concerns about the pressures of workplace stress and its impact on employees’ well-being. Her mother also wrote a heartbreaking letter to the chairman of EY India after losing her daughter.

Earlier on Wednesday, the company EY issued a statement over the death of a 26-year-old employee. "We are deeply saddened by Anna Sebastian's tragic and untimely passing in July 2024," EY said. Since the death, EY has been in touch with the family, helping them but it is only now that her family has chosen to write to the company, complaining about the "excessive workload". EY said it would continue to improve and provide a healthy workplace in its offices throughout the country.

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Anna Sebastian Perayil, who passed her CA exams in 2023, worked at EY Pune office for four months before she succumbed. She was a part of the Audit team at S R Batliboi, a member firm of EY Global, in Pune for a brief period of four months, joining the firm on 18 March 2024.

(With inputs from PTI)