HDFC bank employee dies after allegedly succumbing to work pressure in Lucknow
Lucknow: An HDFC Bank employee, Sadaf Fatima, died at the bank’s Vibuti Khand branch in Gomti Nagar on Tuesday. Fatima, who held the position of Additional Deputy Vice-President, reportedly collapsed in her office and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead. Her body has been sent for a postmortem.
Colleagues allege that Fatima's death may have been caused by excessive work pressure, drawing comparisons to a similar recent incident involving an Ernst & Young employee in Pune.
Reacting to the incident, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the increasing work stress in both government and private sectors. Yadav emphasised that employees are working under immense pressure and lack the freedom to voice their concerns. He also took aim at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who had suggested that youth should learn stress management, accusing her of being insensitive to the plight of workers.
This tragic incident comes just days after a similar case where an Ernst & Young employee, Anna Sebastian Perayil, reportedly died due to work overload in Pune.
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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
