Anna Sebastian Perayil, who passed her CA exams in 2023, worked at EY Pune office for four months before she succumbed

The death of Anna Sebastian, a 26-year-old Chartered Accountant employed at Ernst & Young (EY) in Pune, allegedly due to extreme work pressure, has sparked a dialogue on workplace burnout. Fatigue, sleeplessness, and frequent illness are early signs to watch out for in cases of burnout and exhaustion due to workplace stress, experts advise.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of a chartered accountant from Kerala in Pune allegedly due to excessive workload.

Shashi Tharoor said that he will raise the issue of legislating a fixed calendar for all workplaces in the next Parliament session.

The ministry confirmed that it has received a formal complaint regarding the situation and is committed to examining the factors that may have contributed to Anna's demise.

Ernst and Young officials meet with the parents of Anna Sebastian Perayil in Kochi, addressing concerns over her untimely death and calling for accountability within the company.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that he will raise the issue of legislating a fixed calendar for all workspaces that would not exceed eight hours a day, five days a week. He commented after he met with the father of the 26-year-old employee at Ersnt&Young who died of cardiac arrest,