It may be better for workers to stick to six month contracts at a good hourly rate. Note that there must necessarily exist a clause in the contract that requires an early termination of the contract by the employer to result in 50% of the wages for the remainder of the period being paid immediately to the worker. A worker may terminate the contract early only for a documented medical reason, failing which the worker owes 50% of the wages for the remainder of the period to the employer. All of this together is meant to everyone honest, transparent, and non-exploitative.