Performers needn't worry; there's enough demand: Wipro HR head on job cuts

There is still demand for better-skilled people, says Wipro HR Head Saurabh Govil

India's technology services firms are facing their worst period in a decade. The industry is facing technology and business shifts, impacting their growth and their employees. Amidst fear of layoffs across many IT companies, Saurabh Govil, head of Wipro's Human resources, explains who are the affected lot and why it is essential to re-skill for employees in this sector.

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There is an increasing fear of layoffs in IT services industry. Do you believe it is real?

In the last two decades, the industry hired people and there was enough demand available. In those days, the expectation was if