An investigation into EY Pune Employee’s death case has revealed that the office was operating since 2007 without a state permit that regulates working hours as reported by Reuters.
EY India has been facing backlash and criticism over death of 26-year-old employee, Anna Sebastian Perayil due to excessive ‘work load’.
The incident came into light after letter of Anna’s mother to EY India Chairman Rajiv Memani surfaced online. The Ministry of Labour & Employment has officially taken up the complaint. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also taken suo motu cognizance of the case.
Maharashtra’s Additional Labour Commissioner, Shailendra Pol and his team had inspected the EY office in Pune and found that company was running without a mandatory registration under the state’s Shops and Establishments Act. The inspection aimed to collect information regarding Anna who died due to ‘work pressure’ and ‘stress’.
Pol said, “We have checked the working conditions and current situations at the office. We sought information about the working rules, welfare policy of the company, and policies for extra working hours.”
The company has been asked to submit various documents related to Anna, working policies of the company, welfare policies along with extra work hour policies.
"We have also reviewed the appointment letter of the deceased and the rules and regulations mentioned in it. Once we receive all the requested information, we will submit a report to the Central government, after which they will take further action," Pol added.
It’s been informed that the company has applied for the shop act license recently.
Pol said that they will seek for reply from EY Pune and will send a show cause notice to them.