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There is no time limit for working at EY – reporting
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The Ernst & Young office in Pune, staffed by a 26-year-old employee who allegedly died due to excessive work pressure, has been operating since 2007 without a state permit, which regulates work activities. This event has already sparked the central government’s investigation.
Big blame of Maharashtra Additional Labor Commissioner
Maharashtra Additional Labor Commissioner Shailendra Paul, whose team inspected the EY office in Pune, said it was operating without mandatory registration under the state’s Shops and Factories Act. The law limits the maximum working hours for adults to nine hours a day and 48 hours each week.
The company submitted an application for registration in the Department of Labor in February 2024.
Shailandra Paul said, the company applied for registration with the labor department only in February 2024 and we rejected it. As she had not started since 2007, when she started this firm, he said EY was given seven days to explain the omission. He further said that if disobeying the law causes an accident resulting in serious injury or death to an employee, he can be punished with imprisonment of up to six months or a fine of up to 500,000 rupees or both.
Give maximum importance to the well-being of employees – EY
Earlier, EY India said that it attaches utmost importance to the welfare of all employees and takes the family’s letter seriously and humbly. EY said it employs about 100,000 people at its member companies in India.
Young CA’s mother made these allegations against the company
Anna Friel’s mother, Anita Augustin, claimed her daughter faced too much work pressure in her letter, which went viral on social media. She worked late into the night, even on weekends, leaving her no chance to breathe. Anna Friel’s family said she died of a heart attack.
Requested employee time log from EY
Shailandra Paul said his team had asked EY for details, including the company’s employee two-hour diaries, welfare policies and whether Perayil was asked to work excessively during the four months he worked as a partner at accountancy giant Are.
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