An Ernst & Young (EY) office in western India, which employed a 26-year-old who allegedly died after facing a high workload, has operated since 2007 without a state permit which regulates work hours,

According to sources, the EY India unit, which has been running since 2007 in Pune, does not have a Shop Act licence, which regulates work conditions, including employee rights, working hours, wages,

Perayil’s death has prompted a central government investigation, highlighting concerns about employee well-being in high-pressure environments.

Indian authorities inspected consulting firm Ernst & Young's (EY) Pune office and interviewed executives in the western city on Monday, a state official said, amid an investigation into an associate worker's death,

A preliminary investigation report has been filed with the central government, by the state labour department.

The Maharashtra Labour Department inspected EY's Pune office following the death of a 26-year-old Chartered Accountant, Anna Sebastian Perayil. The probe aims to evaluate working conditions after claims that overwork caused her death.

EY faces increasing scrutiny in India after the death of 26-year-old audit executive Anna Sebastian Perayil, who allegedly succumbed to a "backbreaking" workload, according to her mother. The incident has triggered both a state-level inspection and a federal investigation into working conditions at the firm's Pune office,