Ernst & Young’s 26-year-old female employee recently passed away due to work overload. According to her mother, she was having tight deadlines and late night work adversely impacting her health. Apart from that, Anna’s mother also highlighted the absence of the EY representatives at the funeral. Everyone knows the company for its multinational professional services. Anna worked as a chartered accountant (CA) for the company. During the tax filings and returns, she worked overnight to meet deadlines. Ultimately, it took a toll on her life.
Ernst & Young (EY) Employee Anna Passed Away After Working Long Hours
The younger generation of employees are facing work pressure which is increasing every year at a rapid speed. The company’s Chairman Rajiv Memani says “Well-Being of our people is my top-most priority”. He shows regret for the incident. However, the incident did not take place for the first time. Work pressure is often embraced. It is shown as a positive thing in the society. While many face its consequences in different ways. Some pass away due to work stress, others go through situations like burnout and other health conditions. Recently, South Korea robot suicide because of work overload.
If we talk about the work culture in the IT and media industry. Women also work 55 hours a day. It is almost 11 hours in a five-day work week and more than 9 hours in a six-day work week. While, women in the younger age of 15-24, also have 57 hours a week. This is highest among all ages. The load it has on health is unimaginable. Women work 32 hours per week in Germany which is almost half of India. While Russia has 40 hours of work-week for women in IT and media. Why it is increasing in India? The load of these sectors is increasing over time on young women due to increasing competition.
Women often face difficulty in saying no to the overwork. Such cases are found more in women. If we compare to other countries, women in other countries have fewer working hours with more recognition. Thus, more women prefer to work there. While India has very little engagement of women in such fields. According to the data, Scientific and technical jobs have only 8.5% of the women in the total employee force. While the IT sector constitutes only 40 hours of women. Many sectors face discrimination against women. Where women’s salary is often lesser than men’s for the same work they do. Stay tuned for more information.