Sebastian Is Missed, I Regret Missing Funeral’: EY India
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Sebastian Perayil, an employee of Ernst & Young died young, stressed under office worrk. E&Y India’s Chairman and Managing Partner, Rajiv Memani, expressed his regrets at missing the funeral of Anna Perayil, whose parents wrote to the company blaming them for her demise. Perayil’s parents said that she died due to work stress. As the letter became public, the multinational consulting firm received a lot of criticism for its work culture.
“I truly regret the fact that we missed being present at Anna’s funeral. This is completely alien to our culture. It has never happened before; it will never happen again,” said Memani in a social media post on LinkedIn. He said as a father himself, he was aggrieved by Anna’s death.
“Over the past few days, I am aware that people have in their social media posts commented on some of our work practices. It has always been very important to us to create a healthy workplace and we attach the highest importance to the well-being of our people. I would like to affirm that the well-being of our people is my top-most priority and I will personally champion this objective. I am absolutely committed to nurturing a harmonious workplace, and I will not rest until that objective is accomplished,” he said.
Following the furore after Anna’s death, the company had issued a statement saying her death was an “irreparable loss” for the company. It said it had provided all assistance to the family in such a time of distress. “We are taking the family’s correspondence with the utmost seriousness and humility,” it had said.
Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour & Employment Shobha Karandlaje said that the Labour Ministry has taken up the matter and a thorough investigation into the “allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment” is underway.
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