Anna’s dying has created an uproar, triggered by the letter written by her mom, Anita Augustine, to EY chairman Rajiv Memani that went viral on social media. Within the letter, Augustine voiced her issues relating to the extreme workload positioned on her daughter, a newcomer to the corporate, and indicated that Anna in the end succumbed to work-related stress. Anna had joined the corporate in March, after finishing CA, and handed away on July 20.
Made enchantment to EY
Joseph mentioned that just lately, 4 officers of Ernst and Younger (EY) visited their residence in Kangarapady, Kochi. Within the assembly, Sebastian’s mother and father made an enchantment to the corporate to terminate the workers who had been chargeable for their daughter’s premature demise. Joseph mentioned, “4 EY officers had come right here, and we reiterated our issues to them.”
Household not planning to take EY to court docket
Joseph, nevertheless, mentioned that the household has no intention of pursuing authorized motion towards the corporate. He clarified that the letter’s objective was to boost consciousness among the many firm’s prime executives to forestall comparable incidents from occurring sooner or later.
How Anna’s mom’s letter despatched in July obtained leaked in September
Anna’s mom had despatched a letter to EY chairman in July, simply days after her dying. The letter, meant as a non-public correspondence, was leaked from EY’s Pune workplace. The explanation of the leak Anna’s father believes is that others throughout the firm could also be going through comparable work-related stress and need the difficulty to be delivered to public consideration. “The letter was leaked from EY’s Pune workplace, which suggests there are lots of individuals equally struggling within the firm who need the letter to be out in public,” Joseph mentioned.
What Anna’s mom wrote within the letter
Anna Sebastian Perayil, who handed her CA exams in 2023, labored at EY Pune workplace for 4 months earlier than she succumbed. Anna’s mom wrote an emotional letter to the EY Chairman alleging that her daughter’s demanding work schedule contributed to her dying. She expressed issues over the extraordinary workload positioned on her daughter, a newcomer to the corporate, highlighting the toll of working lengthy hours with out breaks, together with on Sundays. This case has raised questions on worker welfare and the pressures confronted by younger professionals.
Within the letter, the mom mentioned ““Burdening newcomers with such backbreaking work, making them work day and evening, even on Sundays, has no justification in any way. She had simply left her hometown and family members. Every little thing was new to her—the group, the place, the language—and she or he was making an attempt very exhausting to regulate. It is best to present some consideration to new workers. As a substitute, the administration took full benefit of the truth that she was new and overwhelmed her with each assigned and unassigned work.”
“Anna was at all times a fighter, from childhood by way of her tutorial years, the place she excelled in every little thing she did. She was a college topper, and a university topper, excelled in extracurricular actions, and handed her CA exams with distinction. She labored tirelessly at EY, giving her all to satisfy the calls for positioned on her,” the mom mentioned within the letter additional.
