Penalty clause on programming contract
- by Everyone
I am considering the move to the other side of development, as a contract programmer.
SO has given me a good few hints on the kind of figures to quote ( and why ), and a few points to bear in mind such as
Non-competition and [IP Protection]
Having worked as a programmer for a while, I know that a few reasons for deadline delays may be -
Estimates can be all over the place both from the Contractor, and the Job provider
Things like bandwidth bottlenecks, merge for high-impact code etc
Clarification time on provided requirements... etc
If you have worked as a contract programmer then
How frequently do you encounter a penalty/forfeit clause in your agreement?
What do you deem unacceptable in the penalty/forfeit clause?
