EY India Asks Staff to Work from Home Amid India-Pakistan Tensions

Ernst & Young (EY) India has asked its employees to work from home on Friday, May 9, due to heightened security concerns following escalating cross-border attacks between India and Pakistan, a spokesperson said.

Staff in at the firm’s Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Ahmedabad offices are advised to work remotely,

The news was first reported MoneyControl citing an internal memo.

"In light of the security situation and keeping the well-being of our employees in mind," the memo said, "all our employees in these locations are advised to work from home."

For other offices, employees have been given the option to work from home as well. the memo added that the situation is being closely monitored, and further updates will be shared over the weekend.

We have officially been asked to work from home today. A decision regarding next week will be made after assessing the situation, a spokesperson said.

EY India has a workforce of around 1 lakh employees and continues to expand rapidly. According to a Times of India report from 2023, the firm’s headcount in India has reached 1 lakh, driven in part by the growth of its global delivery services operations.

A 2023 Moneycontrol report says that EY hired over 18,000 people in the past year and now has more than 38,000 employees across all its member firms in India.

The advisory follows Pakistan’s attempted drone and missile strikes on Indian military sites, including in Jammu and Pathankot, late Thursday. In response, several states implemented emergency measures—shutting schools, enforcing blackouts in border areas, and cancelling leave for police and administrative staff.

Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal and Bihar are among the states that responded with heightened security after Indian air defences intercepted at least eight missiles and several drones launched from Pakistan targeting regions in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan.