Pushpanjali Singh, the Associate Director of Brand, Marketing and Communication at EY, issued a statement on Friday over the death of Anna Sebastian, who worked at EY's Pune office. She said, “long working

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed response from the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment over the death of a young chartered accountant in Pune.

India is investigating the work environment at Big Four accounting firm EY, the labour minister said on Thursday, after the death of a 26-year-old associate worker was blamed on stress by her mother who demanded accountability.

As the death of an EY employee allegedly due to 'overwork' sparked a nationwide debate on work-life balance, mental health, and corporate accountability, a psychiatrist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital asked the demanding employers to recognise the fact that workers are human beings and not machines.

The NHRC has also directed the labour ministry about steps being taken to ensure such incidents do not occur in the future.

Gandhi assured them that he will fight for this cause in his personal capacity as the Leader of the Opposition.

The NHRC issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment for a detailed report on the matter within four weeks and called the companies to review employment policie

Anna Sebastian Perayil, who passed her CA exams in 2023, worked at EY Pune office for four months before she succumbed