The Ernst and Young has spoken. Things quickly escalated soon after a mother wrote to the chairman of the organisation,Rajiv Memani. In their official response, EY said that they are deeply saddened by Anna Sebastian Perayil’s tragic and untimely passing in July 2024.
As per the statement, the company has asserted that they have been in constant touch with the family and that the family has chosen to speak about ‘excessive workload’ only now.
The corporate world woke up to a different morning on Wednesday when a letter written by the mother of a 26 year old Chartered Accountant earlier employed with EY, hit the news. It triggered many reactions along with several discussions on work-life balance and prioritising health over work. Anna Sebastian Perayil who passed her CA exams in 2023, worked at EY Pune office for four months before she passed away.
“Anna 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 in March 2024. hat her promising career was cut short in this tragic manner is an irreparable loss for all of us,” the EY said in the statement.
It went on to state that while no measure can compensate for the loss experienced by the family, the firm has provided all the assistance and will continue to do so.
“We are taking the family’s correspondence with utmost seriousness and humility. We place the highest importance on the well-being of all employees and will continue to find ways to improve and provide a healthy workplace for our 100,000 people across EY member firms in India,” it added.
