CENTRE PROBES EY INDIA EMPLOYEE'S DEATH AFTER MOTHER BLAMES 'WORK PRESSURE'
The Centre on Thursday said it was investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant with Ernst and Young India, allegedly due to excessive work pressure. The incident has led to a massive outrage on social media after a gut-wrenching letter written by the Pune woman's mother to the head of Ernst & Young India went viral.
Minister of State for Labour Shobha Karandlaje said athorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment was underway.
"Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Anna Sebastian Perayil. We are committed to ensuring justice and the Labour Ministry has officially taken up the complaint," Shobha Karandlaje said in a post on X.
The minister was responding to a post by BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who called the woman's death very sad and "disturbing at many levels". The former Union Minister also sought a probe into her family's allegations of an exploitative work environment at Ernst and Young India.
Anna Sebastian Perayil died on July 20 while undergoing treatment at a Pune hospital. She was admitted after she complained of exhaustion.
The incident came to light earlier this week after a letter written by her mother Anita Augustine to EY's India head went viral.
In the letter, the Pune woman flagged how her daughter was allegedly under extreme work pressure, which in turn affected her health and ultimately led to her death.
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