Avoid in case you have a bit of career aspiration
Pros
Can support for few weeks in case you are in bench 1) Good for the ones who come with no expectation 2) Slightly better than staffing company in few aspects like brand, E-learning and 50k medical insurance.
Cons
Many 1) Since many of the employees are working for clients, the bonus eligible for an employee working for staffing company is not applicable for HCL employees. Salary remains same for almost all contract employees be it from HCL or pure Bodyshop companies. So you are at disadvantage. 2) When a contract employee, works well it’s usually practice that they will be absorbed by client as full time employee. While pure staffing companies allow this, companies like HCL won’t allow this. 3) Even if client gives $500 hike in billing rate, when it comes to HCL, they may give a hike at the max$200 to employee. But in case of pure staffing company the entire benefit is passed on…