There are 10 rules, and if they are observed, they will help 100% protect yourself and your work
1. To find out the employer
Before discussing the order, you need to record all the data of the employer and check his reputation. If it is a question of the company, it is possible to search a site, esteem responses on a forum. If you are negotiating with a manager, you need to write down the names of managers.
You can find out about individuals on websites that are dedicated to your field of activity, and there may be mentions of a potential employer. And if there are any small doubts about this person, you need to take them into consideration. An important argument in favor of the customer should be his desire to work with you under the contract.
If they offer an oral transaction, or the employer refers to the reasons that prevent the legal registration of the relationship, then no matter how tempting the proposal might seem, one can not trust him.
2. Assess responsibility
If it is already up to the contract, it is necessary to pay attention to how there are penalties for late work and various penalties. Clearly understand, what responsibility and who carries. If something does not suit you, you need to offer your own version. Do not be afraid to argue with the employer, it will not hurt you. When concluding a deal, you need to be very careful if you deal with professionals. With this attitude, you will only raise your authority in the eyes of the customer.
3. Provide for losses
If the contract is not written about the penalty from the employer, then you need to invite him to make such an item. For example, a fine may be for delay in payment - 0.1% of the total amount for each day of delay. If the work payment is made with a long delay of a month or more, this will help to avoid losing money on the difference in the exchange rate.
4. To get acquainted with the terms
We need to pay attention to how the contract spells out the deadlines for the execution of work. It should be written in the note that in this period the time that the customer needs to receive the work is not taken into account.
Or you may encounter a situation where the customer within 2 weeks will accept work, send his edits and comments, and as soon as he makes it, he can report that the delivery of the project for 7 days is overdue, and then the payment will not be made in full .
5. Take Advance Payment
In order to have financial guarantees, at least 20 or 30% you need to take prepayments. If the employer does not agree to an advance payment, you can suggest using the payment guarantee service. When a transaction is concluded, a certain amount is reserved and it is paid at the end of the transaction. This money the employer can not take back, the contractor confirms the end of the transaction.
6. Do not forget about taxes
You should pay attention to the fact that the contract says about taxes, and who should bear the costs, the employer or you. And it turns out that you agreed that you will receive 1000 rubles in your hand, and you will receive 750 rubles, minus 25% of VAT and UST.
7. Set the deadlines "by default"
Enter into the contract such an item, according to which the work will then be accepted, if within five days after sending the results you have not received a reasoned refusal from the customer. Motivated refusal - comparison of results with TK, description of all revisions.
8. Identify the rights holder
It is necessary to pay attention to the point about the transfer of related or copyrights. It is necessary to clearly understand which and to whom the rights will belong after the fulfillment of the terms of the contract.
9. Compile the terms of reference
Make a technical assignment to the project, and in the employment contract, prescribe it as an integral part of the contract. The TK itself needs to be described in detail, it will help to quickly and correctly perform the work, and if there are problems, there will be grounds to disassemble the situation.
10. Store the documentation
All documents can be stored for 3 years, so when filing tax returns, this will help to avoid possible troubles. If you follow the listed items, the contract will give guarantees for successful work. And when there are disagreements and disputes in the work, the contract will be the only opportunity to defend their rights. This is the only reason for going to court and the only evidence of your transaction.
Now we know what should be, the labor contract of the employee and the employer. In most cases, when the employer is ready to conclude a deal, then he is ready to work in your form. Successful work for you and good customers.