工程延误慎言“罚”

针对工程合同条款中经常出现的发包人对承包商误期违约“罚款”条款，分析了罚款、惩罚性赔偿和惩罚性违约金的法律性质，认为在合同中约定罚款难以得到法律的保护，只有在合同中清晰、准确地约定误期违约责任的性质，发包人才能快速获得赔偿，避免发生争议。

On penalty for delay of works

With regard to the penalty clauses,which prescribe that the contractors shall pay to the employers,for delay of works in the works contracts,the legal characters of penalty,punitive damages and penalty for breach of contracts are analyzed.It is regarded that the penalty stipulations in the contracts are difficult to be protected by laws,only is the character of delay or breach of contracts clearly stipulated in the contracts,the contractors can rapidly get their damages,and thus possible disputes will be avoided.