The mother of EY employee Anna Sebastian Perayil had said in her letter that no one from the company attended her funeral.

Issuing a statement on the alleged death of a 26-year-old employee because of 'overwork', Ernst & Young (EY) India Chairman Rajiv Memani has said the fact that no one from the company attended the funeral is alien to their culture.

Anna's mother, Anita Augustine, penned a heart-wrenching letter to EY India chairman Rajiv Memani, detailing the immense stress her daughter faced in the months leading up to her death.

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.

Issuing a statement on the alleged death of a 26-year-old employee because of 'overwork', Ernst & Young (EY) India Chairman Rajiv Memani has said the fact that no one from the company attended the funeral is alien to their culture.

The tragic death of Anna Sebastian Perayil, a 26-year-old employee at Ernst & Young (EY) Pune, has ignited severe criticism of the firm's work culture. Her mother, Anita Augustine, has publicly condemned EY's excessive workload and the company's failure to address her daughter's health issues.

Following the tragic demise of 26-year-old Chartered Accountant (CA), Anna Sebastian Perayil, at Ernst and Young (EY) in Pune, allegedly due to excessive workload, the accountancy firm has issued a statement highlighting its "commitment to employee well-being.